Agent-First Architecture

An Agent-First Architecture is an AI system architecture that is an agent architecture that prioritizes agent-first design principles where agent-first autonomous agents serve as primary agent-first computational units.

• AKA: Agentic-First Architecture, Agent-Centric Architecture, Agent-Driven Architecture.
• Context:
  • It can typically decompose Agent-First Tasks into agent-first subtasks handled by agent-first specialized agents.
  • It can typically enable Agent-First Communication between agent-first agent instances through agent-first message protocols.
  • It can typically support Agent-First Orchestration for agent-first workflow management.
  • It can typically implement Agent-First State Management across agent-first distributed agents.
  • It can typically provide Agent-First Capability Discovery through agent-first agent registries.
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  • It can often support Agent-First Scalability through agent-first horizontal scaling.
  • It can often enable Agent-First Fault Tolerance via agent-first redundancy patterns.
  • It can often implement Agent-First Security through agent-first access controls.
  • It can often provide Agent-First Monitoring for agent-first performance tracking.
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  • It can range from being a Centralized Agent-First Architecture to being a Decentralized Agent-First Architecture, depending on its agent-first control model.
  • It can range from being a Homogeneous Agent-First Architecture to being a Heterogeneous Agent-First Architecture, depending on its agent-first agent diversity.
  • It can range from being a Static Agent-First Architecture to being a Dynamic Agent-First Architecture, depending on its agent-first agent lifecycle.
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  • It can utilize Agent-First Frameworks such as agent-first AutoGen frameworks or agent-first LangChain frameworks.
  • It can leverage Agent-First Communication Buses for agent-first message routing.
  • It can employ Agent-First Coordination Patterns for agent-first task distribution.
  • It can integrate with Agent-First Marketplaces for agent-first capability extension.
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• Example(s):
  • Domain-Specific Agent-First Architectures, such as:
    • Legal Agent-First Architectures, such as:
      • Harvey AI Agent-First Architecture implementing agent-first legal reasoning.
      • ContractPodAi Meta-Agent Architecture for agent-first contract processing.
      • Spellbook Agent-First Architecture for agent-first legal drafting.
    • Financial Agent-First Architectures, such as:
      • Bloomberg Agent-First Architecture for agent-first market analysis.
      • Numerai Agent-First Architecture for agent-first trading strategies.
  • Multi-Agent Agent-First Architectures, such as:
    • Collaborative Agent-First Architectures, such as:
      • Microsoft AutoGen Architecture demonstrating agent-first collaboration patterns.
      • CrewAI Agent-First Architecture for agent-first team simulation.
    • Competitive Agent-First Architectures, such as:
      • OpenAI Multi-Agent Architecture for agent-first competition scenarios.
      • DeepMind Agent-First Architecture for agent-first game playing.
  • Enterprise Agent-First Architectures, such as:
    • Salesforce Agent-First Architecture for agent-first CRM automation.
    • ServiceNow Agent-First Architecture for agent-first IT service management.
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • Monolithic Architectures, which use centralized processing rather than agent-first distribution.
  • Service-Oriented Architectures, which focus on service endpoints rather than agent-first autonomy.
  • Pipeline Architectures, which implement sequential processing rather than agent-first parallelism.
• See: Multi-Agent System, Agentic AI System Architecture, Agent Architecture, Microservices Architecture.

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