Four agents, four truths: building a 'second brain' to align company context
max_gladysh · reddit · 2026-09-02
A client ran four distinct AI agents (research, content, outreach, support), each wired to different siloed data sources, leading to conflicting beliefs about the company. The solution was a unified 'second brain' layer:
- Dump folder: Raw inputs (docs, sheets, transcripts).
- Clean folder: The canonical source agents actually read.
A nightly job updates clean docs based on new dumps, linking back to originals. When data conflicts arose (e.g., different numbers from different departments), the 'newest file wins' logic failed. The working solution:
- Explicit ownership tags within docs to resolve conflicts.
- A conflict detection pass that surfaces disagreements for human review.
Key takeaway: Storage isn't the hard part; deciding who owns the truth is.
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