Run a failure-mode scan for the agent chain
Apply FMEA to identify and prioritize multi-agent failure modes before launch.
A vendor-risk agent chain gathers sources, scores vendors, drafts a recommendation, and updates procurement notes. FMEA: failure mode, effect, severity, occurrence, detection, control Teams often test only the final answer. In multi-agent systems, the final answer can look polished even when an upstream source failed. List the chain steps Retrieval agent gathers legal, security, and finance sources. Scoring agent rates risk. Writer agent drafts recommendation. Tool agent updates procurement. FMEA starts with the process because each step has different failure modes. Name failure modes and effects Failure: sanctions source unavailable. Effect: scorer treats missing evidence as no risk. Downstream effect:…
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