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The MADKIT Agent Platform Architecture

In this paper, we present MadKit (multi-agent development kit), a generic multi-agent platform. This toolkit is based on a organizational model. It uses concepts of groups and roles for agents to manage different agent models and multi-agent systems at the same time, while keeping a global structure. We discuss the architecture of MadKit, based on a minimalist agent kernel decoupled from specific agency models. Basic services like distributed message passing, migration or monitoring are provided by platform agents for maximal flexibility. The componential interface model allows variations in platform appearance and classes of usage.

Jacques Ferber | Olivier Gutknecht | J. Ferber | O. Gutknecht

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