Interaction Topologies

The second dimension – the structure through which control and information flow.

Three forms with separate context, in increasing order of complexity:

Peer Collaboration – 2–3 agents, a cycle of iterative improvement;
Orchestration – a centralized manager distributes subtasks;
Decentralization – no central link, handover of control between equals.

Topology and context separation are conceptually independent, but practically linked: with a shared context, the topology degrades into a sequence of role changes – there is nothing to pass on, the complete history is inherited by itself.