The Social Mesh
In a Multi-Agent System (MAS), an agent's environment includes other agents. To collaborate effectively, each agent must have a "Mental Model" of its colleagues. It must know that Agent X is a specialized "Legal Agent" and Agent Y is an "Excel Expert." This allows for "Intelligent Delegation"--sending the right task to the right specialist.
Inference of Intent
Agents also model the **Intent** of other agents. If one agent sees another agent performing a search, it infers the sub-goal and offers relevant data from its own memory before being asked. This proactive collaboration is the key to the high-speed performance of autonomous swarms.
Conclusion
Agency is a team sport. By giving agents the ability to understand and model one another, we are building a collaborative digital ecosystem that is exponentially more powerful than any single model.