Abstract
In distributed computing environments with multiple interacting agents, interdependencies can contribute to localized agent failures escalating into system-wide outages, as some protocols may not adequately define dependency-based failover strategies. A control plane framework can manage such interdependencies by employing an agent relationship tree (ART). The ART can be a data structure that maps the relationships between agents and annotates each with a dependency type, for example, solid for dependencies designated as strongrelationship or fluid for those with lower importance. An agent orchestrator can monitor agent health and, upon detecting a failure, can consult the ART to initiate a context-aware recovery action based on the defined dependency type. This method can provide a structured failover mechanism that may improve overall system resilience and help maintain operational continuity by containing the impact of partial system failures.
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Recommended Citation
Sangamnerkar, Gaurav and Mukherjee, Himesh, "Orchestrating Agent Failover Using a Relationship Tree With Defined Dependency Types", Technical Disclosure Commons, (January 28, 2026)
https://www.tdcommons.org/dpubs_series/9231