Distributed Agent Networks — P2P autonomy beyond single-LLM limits
arXiv paper proposes open peer-to-peer networks where heterogeneous agents on personal devices, edge nodes, or autonomous systems discover each other, establish trust, and coordinate multi-step tasks without central control.
Core problem: today's agents are bottlenecked by local data, tool permissions, runtime boundaries, and governance silos. Distributed networks decouple capability from deployment location.
Authors argue existing P2P overlays plus conventional agent architectures aren't enough — distributed agent networks require new discovery, trust, and negotiation mechanisms.