Agent patterns

Multi-agent compression

In multi-agent systems, every agent sees the messages from all other agents. With 5 agents exchanging 3 messages each, that's 15 messages per task — 3,000-6,000 tokens of inter-agent chatter.

By Arjun Shah - Creator of SuperCompress - Updated 2026-07-03

The communication graph

Each agent receives: its own instructions (500-1,000 tokens), messages from other agents (200-500 tokens each), shared context (1,000-2,000 tokens), and tool call results (500-1,000 tokens). For a 5-agent team, a single task can consume 5,000-10,000 tokens before any agent generates a response.

Frequently asked questions

Which messages should I compress?

Focus on agent-to-agent messages. System instructions and tool schemas should be preserved.

Does compression break agent coordination?

No. Only irrelevant or redundant messages are removed. Coordination-critical messages are preserved.

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