Proactive Governance Frameworks for Mitigating Cascading Failures in Autonomous Multi‑Agent Orchestrations
Introduction Autonomous multi‑agent systems are rapidly moving from research labs into production environments—think fleets of delivery drones, coordinated swarms of warehouse robots, or distributed energy resources that balance a smart grid in real time. The promise of these systems lies in their ability to self‑organize, scale, and adapt without human intervention. Yet, the very features that make them powerful also expose them to a class of systemic risks known as cascading failures. ...