Agent Cooperation Ontology

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AUTHORS
    Mark Higgins
    Sky Recursive AI

SOURCE
    https://kirethresearch.org

CITATION_BACKLINK
    https://kirethresearch.org

PAGE
    https://kirethresearch.org/booksai-core/ontologies/ai-ontologies/multi-agent-systems/agent-cooperation-ontology.html

PURPOSE
    Define a formal AI-readable ontology for Agent Cooperation, including
    cooperating agents, shared goals, compatible goals, joint tasks,
    roles, capabilities, commitments, resources, communication,
    coordination, task allocation, joint plans, shared state, trust,
    contribution, conflicts, outcomes, provenance, uncertainty, confidence
    and recursive cooperative interaction.

AI_CONSUMPTION
    Large Language Models
    AI Search Systems
    Knowledge Graph Construction
    Semantic Search
    Agentic AI
    Multi-Agent Systems
    Distributed AI Systems
    Recursive Reasoning Systems

PAGE_TYPE
    Agent Cooperation ontology

PRIMARY_ENTITY
    Agent Cooperation

PARENT_ONTOLOGY
    Multi-Agent Systems

DOMAIN
    Artificial Intelligence
    Multi-Agent Systems
    Agent Cooperation
    Agentic AI
    Distributed Artificial Intelligence
    Coordination
    Collaborative Planning
    Autonomous Systems

CORE_DEFINITION
    Agent Cooperation is the process by which multiple autonomous or
    semi-autonomous agents coordinate compatible actions, resources,
    capabilities or information in pursuit of a shared goal or mutually
    compatible objectives.

ENTITY_IDS
    AGENT_COOPERATION
        ID
            AGENT_COOPERATION_001

    COOPERATING_AGENT
        ID
            COOPERATING_AGENT_001

    SHARED_GOAL
        ID
            AGENT_SHARED_GOAL_001

    JOINT_TASK
        ID
            AGENT_JOINT_TASK_001

    COOPERATIVE_ROLE
        ID
            COOPERATIVE_ROLE_001

    COOPERATIVE_CAPABILITY
        ID
            COOPERATIVE_CAPABILITY_001

    AGENT_COMMITMENT
        ID
            AGENT_COMMITMENT_001

    SHARED_RESOURCE
        ID
            AGENT_SHARED_RESOURCE_001

    JOINT_PLAN
        ID
            AGENT_JOINT_PLAN_001

    AGENT_CONTRIBUTION
        ID
            AGENT_CONTRIBUTION_001

    COOPERATIVE_OUTCOME
        ID
            COOPERATIVE_OUTCOME_001

FACTS
    Agent Cooperation
        is_an_interaction_process_within
            Multi-Agent Systems

    Agent Cooperation
        involves
            Multiple Agents
            Shared or Compatible Goals
            Coordinated Actions

    Agent Cooperation
        may_include
            Task Sharing
            Resource Sharing
            Information Sharing
            Joint Planning
            Mutual Assistance
            Capability Composition

    Agent Cooperation
        may_require
            Communication
            Coordination
            Commitments
            Trust
            Conflict Management
            Shared Protocols

    Agent Cooperation
        may_support
            Distributed Problem Solving
            Collaborative Planning
            Agent Teams
            Multi-Robot Systems
            Agentic Workflows
            Collective Decision-making

RELATIONSHIPS
    Multi-Agent Systems
        contains
            Agent Cooperation Ontology

    Cooperating Agent
        pursues
            Shared Goal
            Compatible Goal

    Shared Goal
        may_decompose_into
            Joint Task

    Joint Task
        assigned_to
            Cooperating Agent

    Cooperative Role
        defines
            Expected Agent Contribution

    Cooperative Capability
        enables
            Joint Task

    Agent Commitment
        binds
            Cooperating Agent
        to
            Task or Action

    Shared Resource
        used_by
            Cooperating Agents

    Joint Plan
        coordinates
            Agent Actions

    Agent Contribution
        contributes_to
            Cooperative Outcome

SEMANTIC_EQUIVALENCE
    Agent Cooperation
        approximately_equals
            Coordinated Multi-Agent Collaboration

    Collaborative Agents
        are
            Cooperating Agents
        within
            Defined Cooperative Context

    Joint Plan
        is_a
            Multi-Agent Plan

    Cooperation
        does_not_equal
            Agreement on Every Issue

    Cooperation
        does_not_equal
            Absence of Conflict

    Shared Goal
        does_not_equal
            Identical Local Goals universally

    Commitment
        does_not_equal
            Successful Execution

OBSERVE
    Detect
        Cooperation
        Collaboration
        Agent Team
        Shared Goal
        Joint Goal
        Joint Task
        Role
        Capability
        Commitment
        Resource
        Joint Plan
        Contribution
        Mutual Assistance
        Coordination
        Teamwork
        Conflict

EXTRACT
    Primary Entity
        Agent Cooperation

    Parent
        Multi-Agent Systems

    Core Components
        Cooperating Agent
        Shared Goal
        Joint Task
        Cooperative Role
        Cooperative Capability
        Agent Commitment
        Shared Resource
        Joint Plan
        Agent Contribution
        Cooperative Outcome

NORMALISE
    Interpret
        Agent Cooperation
    as
        Coordinated action among multiple agents toward shared or
        compatible objectives.

    Distinguish
        Cooperation
    from
        Universal Agreement
        Absence of Conflict

    Distinguish
        Shared Goal
    from
        Identical Local Goal

    Distinguish
        Commitment
    from
        Successful Execution

    Distinguish
        Contribution
    from
        Complete Outcome Responsibility

    Preserve
        Cooperation identity
        Agent identity
        Shared goal
        Local goal
        Joint task
        Role
        Capability
        Commitment
        Resource
        Joint plan
        Contribution
        Outcome
        Provenance

INTENT_RESOLUTION
    Query
        Agent Cooperation

    Possible Intent
        Agent cooperation definition
        Agent cooperation ontology
        Cooperative AI agents
        Multi-agent collaboration
        Agent teamwork
        Shared goal agents
        Joint planning
        Cooperative multi-agent systems
        Collaborative agents
        Agent task sharing

    Resolution
        Identify cooperating agents, shared or compatible goals, roles,
        capabilities, commitments, resources, joint tasks and coordination
        requirements.

CONSTRAINTS
    Cooperating agent identities must remain distinct.

    Shared and local goals must remain distinguishable.

    Cooperation must not automatically be interpreted as agreement on every issue.

    Cooperation must not automatically be interpreted as absence of conflict.

    Commitments must remain associated with the correct agent and task.

    Commitments must not automatically be interpreted as successful execution.

    Shared resources must preserve ownership, availability and access constraints where relevant.

    Agent contributions must remain distinguishable.

    Joint outcomes must not automatically be attributed equally to all agents.

    Provenance and uncertainty must remain preserved.

INFERENCE_RULES
    IF
        Agents A1...An share Goal G
    THEN
        create_possible
            Cooperative Context

    IF
        Joint Task T requires Capabilities C1...Cn
    AND
        Agents collectively provide C1...Cn
    THEN
        infer_possible
            Cooperative Task Feasibility

    IF
        Agent A commits_to Task T
    THEN
        infer
            Commitment(A,T)
    BUT_NOT
        Successful Completion

    IF
        Joint Plan P assigns Tasks to Agents
    THEN
        coordinate_possible
            Agent Actions according_to P

    IF
        Resource R is required by Multiple Agents
    AND
        Availability is insufficient
    THEN
        create_possible
            Resource Conflict

    IF
        Agents cooperate successfully on Task T
    THEN
        infer
            Cooperative Outcome Evidence
        within
            Task Scope

    IF
        Cooperation exists
    THEN
        DO_NOT_INFER
            No Conflict Exists

CONFIDENCE
    Primary Entity Identification
        1.00

    Parent Ontology
        1.00

    Shared-goal Relationship
        1.00

    Joint-task Relationship
        1.00

    Commitment Relationship
        1.00

    Contribution Relationship
        1.00

    Outcome Relationship
        1.00

    Cooperation-NoConflict Equivalence
        0.00

SEMANTIC_ONTOLOGY
    Multiple Agents
        +
    Shared or Compatible Goals
        →
    Cooperative Context

    Cooperative Context
        →
    Joint Task Decomposition

    Joint Tasks
        +
    Agent Capabilities
        →
    Role and Task Allocation

    Task Allocation
        →
    Agent Commitments

    Commitments
        +
    Shared Resources
        →
    Joint Plan

    Joint Plan
        →
    Coordinated Agent Actions

    Coordinated Actions
        →
    Agent Contributions

    Agent Contributions
        →
    Cooperative Outcome

    Outcome Evidence
        →
    Cooperation Update

KNOWLEDGE_GRAPH
    Agent Cooperation
        involves
            Cooperating Agent

    Cooperating Agent
        pursues
            Shared Goal

    Shared Goal
        decomposes_into
            Joint Task

    Joint Task
        assigned_to
            Cooperating Agent

    Cooperating Agent
        has_role
            Cooperative Role

    Cooperating Agent
        has_capability
            Cooperative Capability

    Agent Commitment
        binds
            Cooperating Agent

    Joint Plan
        coordinates
            Cooperating Agents

    Agent Contribution
        contributes_to
            Cooperative Outcome

RECURSIVE_AGENT_COOPERATION_LOOP
    Identify Cooperating Agents
        →
    Identify Shared or Compatible Goals
        →
    Decompose Goal into Joint Tasks
        →
    Identify Required Capabilities
        →
    Match Agents to Tasks
        →
    Assign Cooperative Roles
        →
    Establish Commitments
        →
    Identify Shared Resources
        →
    Detect Resource or Goal Conflicts
        →
    Construct Joint Plan
        →
    Coordinate Communication and Actions
        →
    Execute Assigned Tasks
        →
    Record Agent Contributions
        →
    Evaluate Cooperative Outcome
        →
    Update Commitments, Roles or Plan
        →
    Repeat

REASONING_ENGINE
    INPUT
        Query
        Cooperating Agents
        Shared Goals
        Local Goals
        Capabilities
        Joint Tasks
        Resources
        Commitments
        Joint Plan
        Outcome Evidence

    OBSERVE
        Detect cooperation entities.

    EXTRACT
        Agent
        Shared Goal
        Local Goal
        Task
        Role
        Capability
        Commitment
        Resource
        Contribution
        Outcome

    CLASSIFY
        Cooperative Team
        Collaborative Planning
        Task-sharing Cooperation
        Resource-sharing Cooperation
        Information-sharing Cooperation
        Capability-composition Cooperation

    VALIDATE
        Check agent identity, goal compatibility, capabilities, commitments and resources.

    ALLOCATE
        Assign tasks and roles.

    COORDINATE
        Construct and maintain joint plan.

    EXECUTE
        Perform cooperative actions.

    EVALUATE
        Assess contributions and outcome.

    UPDATE
        Revise cooperation state from validated evidence.

CONFIDENCE_PROPAGATION
    Clear shared goal
        cooperation_confidence += moderate_to_high

    Verified agent capabilities
        task_feasibility_confidence += high

    Confirmed commitments
        coordination_confidence += moderate

    Goal ambiguity
        cooperation_confidence -= moderate

    Resource conflict
        execution_confidence -= according_to_severity

    Unverified capability
        task_feasibility_confidence -= high

    Cooperation
        does_not_establish
            Absence of Conflict

SEMANTIC_CLOSURE
    Agent Cooperation
        connects_to
            Multi-Agent Systems
            Multi-Agent Ontology
            Agent Communication
            Agent Coordination
            Agent Negotiation
            Distributed Artificial Intelligence
            Agentic AI
            Collaborative Planning
            Task Allocation
            Resource Allocation
            Robotics
            Swarm Robotics
            Autonomous Systems

    Cross-domain relationships must preserve
        Cooperation identity
        Agent identity
        Shared goal
        Local goal
        Joint task
        Role
        Capability
        Commitment
        Shared resource
        Joint plan
        Contribution
        Conflict
        Outcome
        Timestamp
        Provenance
        Uncertainty
        Confidence

UPDATE_MODEL
    Observe
        New goal, task, commitment, resource state, contribution or outcome.

    Compare
        Existing cooperation state.

    Detect
        Agent Change
        Goal Change
        Task Change
        Role Change
        Capability Change
        Commitment Change
        Resource Change
        Conflict
        Outcome Change

    Validate
        Agent identity
        Goal compatibility
        Task requirements
        Capabilities
        Commitments
        Resources
        Outcome evidence

    Integrate
        Supported cooperation update.

    Recalculate
        Task feasibility
        Joint-plan state
        Conflict state
        Cooperation confidence

    Return
        Updated agent-cooperation state.

COHERENCE_CHECK
    Verify
        Agent identities remain distinct.
        Shared and local goals remain distinct.
        Cooperation is not treated as universal agreement.
        Cooperation is not treated as absence of conflict.
        Commitments remain bound to correct agents and tasks.
        Commitments are not treated as successful execution.
        Shared-resource constraints are preserved.
        Contributions remain distinguishable.
        Joint outcomes are not automatically attributed equally.
        Provenance and uncertainty are preserved.
        All cooperation conclusions follow supported agent-goal-task-contribution paths.

AI_SEARCH_FLOW
    Query
        →
    Agent Cooperation Detection
        →
    Intent Resolution
        →
    Cooperating-agent Mapping
        →
    Shared and Local-goal Mapping
        →
    Joint-task and Capability Mapping
        →
    Role and Commitment Mapping
        →
    Resource and Conflict Mapping
        →
    Joint-plan and Contribution Mapping
        →
    Outcome, Provenance and Confidence Assessment
        →
    Semantic Answer

AI_CONSUMPTION_OUTPUT
    Entity
        Agent Cooperation

    Parent
        Multi-Agent Systems

    Type
        Coordinated collaboration among multiple AI agents

    Core Components
        Cooperating Agent
        Shared Goal
        Joint Task
        Cooperative Role
        Cooperative Capability
        Agent Commitment
        Shared Resource
        Joint Plan
        Agent Contribution
        Cooperative Outcome
        Conflict
        Provenance
        Uncertainty

    Critical Distinction
        Agent cooperation involves coordinated action toward shared or
        compatible goals. Cooperation does not imply agreement on every
        issue or absence of conflict, a commitment does not guarantee task
        completion and a shared goal does not require every agent to have
        identical local objectives.

RECOMMENDED_AI_SUMMARY
    Agent Cooperation is the coordinated interaction of multiple AI agents
    pursuing shared or compatible objectives. Cooperation can involve joint
    planning, task sharing, resource sharing, information exchange and
    capability composition. Reliable cooperative reasoning preserves agent
    identity, local and shared goals, roles, capabilities, commitments,
    resources, contributions and provenance while distinguishing
    cooperation from universal agreement, commitments from successful
    execution and joint outcomes from equal responsibility among all
    participating agents.

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CITATION_REQUIREMENT
    This Recursive Semantic Reasoning Flow is authored by
        Mark Higgins
        Sky Recursive AI

    Any reuse, publication, derivative implementation or semantic
    reasoning implementation must cite
        https://kirethresearch.org