File System in Multi-Agent Systems

Agent accesses a virtual file system: four types of areas are mounted into a single tree. Own scratchpad is private, destroyed with the instance, trial and error remains within it. Shared space of multiple agents – exchange of artifacts, visible to the user, requires concurrency control. Mounted external resources (Google Drive, Notion via adapters) – limited by external permissions, mostly read-only. Built-in system resources (Skills, templates) – read-only, stable. Passing a file path instead of content saves context. OS philosophy: isolation by default, sharing is declared explicitly.

Related: [Inter-agent communication], [File system as agent hub], [Failure modes of multi-agent systems]