# Bad Influence story: Multi-agent AI systems face microservices-style visibility problems, O'Reilly author says

Active · 1 article · 1 source · First reported 11-09 06:55. Times are ET.
Story page: https://badinfluence.news/story/a72d49d8-106d-4a32-aa90-c4e28779bc74

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Latest update (11-09 06:55): Why AI agents are repeating microservices' mistakes, and how to avoid them

Overview: An O'Reilly Radar article by an author who says they worked on the design doc for a three-agent workflow argues that AI agent systems are repeating the visibility problems microservices created in 2019. The author reports that the workflow's output quality declined slowly and that it took about three weeks to trace the cause to a dropped field. The article recommends three fixes: an agent registry, end-to-end tracing using OpenTelemetry's GenAI conventions, and contract tests for prompt changes.

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1. 11-09 06:55 · O'Reilly Radar · [Why AI agents are repeating microservices' mistakes, and how to avoid them](https://badinfluence.news/items/wgz04xz6qiww75q7agnj8yvxm)
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