File System in Multi-Agent Systems
Agent accesses a virtual file system: four types of areas are mounted into a single tree.
- Agent’s Scratchpad — private, destroyed with the instance, trial and error remains within it.
- Shared Multi-Agent Space — artifact exchange, 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