Part 1: Swarm Topologies — Hierarchical Routers vs. Shared Blackboards
← Previous Chapter: Executive Summary | Series Hub | Next Chapter: Part 2: Hierarchical Memory → Answer-first: For enterprise workflows with deterministic SLAs, Hierarchical Router-Worker architectures provide predictable task decomposition and strict failure isolation. Shared Blackboard patterns excel in open-ended collaborative research but require strict concurrency locking to prevent state corruption.