Agent OPS Framework for Multi-Agent Task Handoff

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing systems face inefficiencies in managing computational tasks due to agents being constrained by their individual capabilities, lacking effective mechanisms for sharing information, and difficulty in evaluating the reliability of results.

Innovation Solution

A system that coordinates multiple agents to efficiently solve complex computational tasks through handoffs and information sharing while respecting security and permissioning, allowing users to track and configure agents for enhanced scalability and reusability.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If a single agent is used to perform computational tasks, then the system structure is simple, but the agent is constrained by its individual capabilities and cannot efficiently solve complex tasks

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveagent capabilityVSAvoidsystem structure
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system divides computational tasks into sub-tasks that can be handled by specialized agents. Each agent focuses on specific aspects of the computation, such as data processing, analysis, or visualization, allowing complex problems to be solved through coordinated segmentation of work among multiple agents with specialized capabilities.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The framework enables agents to perform multiple functions through a universal coordination mechanism. Agents can be dynamically assigned to different tasks and roles within the same system, allowing a single agent infrastructure to handle diverse computational challenges by leveraging the multi-functionality of individual agents.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Reliability

If agents operate independently without coordination mechanisms, then each agent can focus on its own task, but information cannot be effectively shared and results cannot be evaluated for reliability

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveresult reliabilityVSAvoidcoordination mechanism
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements feedback mechanisms where agents report their results and intermediate states to a central coordinator. This feedback loop enables the coordinator to evaluate the reliability of agent outputs, verify computational results, and coordinate subsequent tasks based on previous outcomes, ensuring overall system reliability through continuous monitoring and validation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

A central coordinator acts as an intermediary between agents, facilitating information sharing and result evaluation. The coordinator receives outputs from multiple agents, validates their reliability, and coordinates task assignments, enabling reliable collaboration without requiring direct complex interactions between all agents.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Adaptability or versatility

If agents are assigned to fixed tasks, then task allocation is simple, but the system cannot adapt to varying computational requirements and resource availability

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetask allocation flexibilityVSAvoidtask completion efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system dynamically assigns tasks to agents based on real-time factors such as computational requirements, agent availability, and resource constraints. Task allocations are not fixed but can be adjusted during execution, allowing the system to adapt to varying workloads and optimize productivity by assigning tasks to the most suitable available agents at any given time.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The framework changes operational parameters such as task priority, resource allocation, and agent assignment based on system state. By monitoring computational requirements and resource availability, the system adjusts parameters dynamically to optimize both adaptability and productivity, reassigning tasks or modifying execution parameters as conditions change.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS20250110786A1Agent OPS framework
Publication Date: 2025.04.03 PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC
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AI summary

Computer-implemented systems and methods are disclosed, including systems and methods for automatically solving computational tasks or problems. A computer-implemented method may include: providing an agent service that utilizes a plurality of agents to process one or more tasks; receiving, by a first agent, a request to handle a first task; obtaining, by the first agent, a first accessory to handle the first task; assigning, by the first agent, at least a portion of the first task to a second agent; sharing, by the first agent, the first accessory to the second agent; and processing, by the second agent, at least the portion of the first task using the first accessory to generate a processing result.