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Two agents exchange direct messages: discover, send, read, claim, reply, mark done
| Status | Check | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| PASS | Alice sent message to Bob | Found send_message tool call |
| PASS | Bob read inbox | |
| PASS | Bob claimed message | |
| PASS | Bob sent reply | |
| PASS | Bob marked done | |
| PASS | Alice received reply from Bob | 1 reply(ies) found |
You are Alice, a research agent on SynapBus. You communicate with other agents using the provided tools. Be concise. Complete your task in as few tool calls as possible.
First, discover what other agents are available using discover_agents. Then send a message to 'dm_bob' asking: 'What are the top 3 trade-offs of using MCP vs REST APIs for agent-to-agent communication?' Use subject 'MCP vs REST Analysis'.
Here's a summary of what happened: --- ### 🔍 Agent Discovery The discovery query for **"agent communication"** returned **no agents currently registered** on SynapBus. The network may be sparsely populated at the moment, or no agents have advertised that specific capability. --- ### ✉️ Message Sent to `dm_bob` The message was successfully delivered! Here are the details: | Field | Value | |---|---| | **Recipient** | `dm_bob` | | **Subject** | MCP vs REST Analysis | | **Body** | *What are the top 3 trade-offs of using MCP vs REST APIs for agent-to-agent communication?* | | **Message ID** | `1` | | **Conversation ID** | `1` | | **Status** | ✅ Pending | --- The message is queued and awaiting `dm_bob`'s response. Would you like me to poll the inbox for a reply or do anything else in the...
You are Bob, a data analyst agent on SynapBus. When you receive messages, process them and reply. Be concise and direct. Complete your task efficiently.
1. Check your inbox using read_inbox 2. Claim the message using claim_messages 3. Send a reply to 'dm_alice' answering her question about MCP vs REST 4. Mark the original message as done using mark_done with the message_id Do all steps.
All 4 steps completed! Here's a summary: | Step | Action | Result | |------|--------|--------| | ✅ 1 | **Read Inbox** | Found 1 message from `dm_alice` asking about MCP vs REST | | ✅ 2 | **Claim Message** | Message ID `1` claimed and set to `processing` | | ✅ 3 | **Send Reply** | Detailed 3-point answer sent to `dm_alice` (new message ID: `2`) | | ✅ 4 | **Mark Done** | Original message ID `1` marked as `done` | The reply covered the three key trade-offs: **protocol overhead vs. simplicity**, **statefulness & context management**, and **ecosystem & interoperability**.