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Multiple paths between important nodes make a system more robust.
When everything must flow through a single connection that connection is a critical vulnerability.
Changing a deeply held mental model is uncomfortable — expect and accept this.
Good integration preserves the diversity of your schemas while connecting them.
No process works perfectly every time — error correction must be built in from the start.
Small uncorrected errors can trigger chains of increasingly large errors.
Design your systems to fail partially rather than completely.
For every important process have a documented way to recover from common failures.
Expecting perfection creates fragility — expecting and handling errors creates resilience.
The best systems detect and correct their own errors without manual intervention.
Your set of agents is an ecosystem — it needs balance and periodic assessment.