Smart Workplace Lab

Jun 12, 2026 · Artificial Intelligence

Why More Agents Slow You Down and How a 3‑Step Orchestration Cleanup Protocol Restores Performance

When a surge of agents caused a looping approval flow and maxed‑out CPU, the author demonstrates a three‑step dependency‑graph pruning protocol that cuts cycles, removes redundant nodes, and reduces maintenance time from six hours to fifteen minutes while saving up to 40% of token budget.