Example 2: Basic A2A — Agent Task Board

A simplified Agent-to-Agent system using the swarm/task board pattern. Agents self-select tasks from a shared board, process them, and hand off to the next stage automatically.

Tasks: 0
In-flight: 0
Published: 0

New

0

Researched

0

Drafted

0

Edited

0

Published

0

Agent Handoff Chain

🔍
Research
Agent
Drafting
Agent
🔎
Editing
Agent
🚀
Publishing
Agent

Activity Log

📚 The A2A Task Board Pattern

In this pattern, agents coordinate through a shared task board rather than direct messaging. Each agent continuously polls the board, looking for tasks whose status matches the stage they handle. When a match is found, the agent self-selects the task, processes it, and updates its status — making it visible to the next agent in the chain.

This decoupled design means agents don't need to know about each other directly. New agents can be added to the pipeline without modifying existing ones — a core benefit of the swarm architecture.

Step 1
Task Broadcast
A new task is posted to the shared board with status "new"
Step 2
Self-Selection
ResearchAgent polls the board, sees "new" tasks, and claims one
Step 3
Execution
Agent processes the task and updates its status to "researched"
Step 4
Handoff
DraftingAgent sees "researched" status and picks up the task next