How microsoft/multi-agent-reference-architecture works
This repository is a conceptual reference guide for architects and engineers designing multi-agent systems, not an executable agent platform. The principal user workflow is to enter through the README, explore foundational design guidance, then consult specialized chapters and the reference architecture. The README documents the chapter links and capabilities; chapter-level relationships are omitted because their contents were not sampled.
Main entry points: README.md Guide entry · Introduction.md Introduction · Building-Blocks.md Building blocks · Design-Options.md Design options
Components 13
Foundations
- Introduction
docs/Introduction.md - Building blocks
docs/building-blocks/Building-Blocks.md - Design options
docs/design-options/Design-Options.md
Agent coordination
- Agent registry
docs/agent-registry/Agent-Registry.md - Agent communication
docs/agents-communication/Agents-Communication.md - Memory
docs/memory/Memory.md
System operations
- Observability
docs/observability/Observability.md - Evaluation
docs/evaluation/Evaluation.md - Security
docs/security/Security.md - Governance
docs/governance/Governance.md
Architecture reference
- Reference architecture
docs/reference-architecture/Reference-Architecture.md
Other components
- Architect or engineer
- Guide entry
README.md
Connections 12
- Architect or engineer → Guide entry: opens
- Guide entry → Introduction: links to
- Guide entry → Building blocks: links to
- Guide entry → Design options: links to
- Guide entry → Agent registry: links to
- Guide entry → Agent communication: links to
- Guide entry → Memory: links to
- Guide entry → Observability: links to
- Guide entry → Evaluation: links to
- Guide entry → Security: links to
- Guide entry → Governance: links to
- Guide entry → Reference architecture: links to