Why Multi-Agent Negotiations Deadlock
Humble_Rider · reddit · 2026-07-19
While building a multi-agent system, the author encountered an issue: two agents tasked with negotiating a contract politely argued back and forth for 50 rounds without reaching an agreement, resulting in an "agentic deadlock."
To resolve this, they implemented a Consensus Engine:
- Forcing both parties to use a dynamic concession algorithm
- The algorithm is based on game theory
- If neither side compromises, the system gradually tightens the threshold until a concession is made
The author is asking the community if they have experienced similar infinite loops or agent deadlocks and how they typically handle them.
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