Multi-Agent Systems: Coordination, Trust, and Knowledge Sharing

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Multi-agent systems (MAS): heterogeneous agents with different capabilities, goals, and knowledge. Coordination mechanisms: auctions, voting, negotiation, role assignment. Trust models: direct experience (interaction history), reputation (third-party ratings), certified trust (PKI-style). Agent communication languages: FIPA-ACL, KQML. Modern frameworks: AutoGen, CrewAI, LangGraph. A2A protocol (Google 2025): standardized agent-to-agent communication with agent cards, task delegation,...