---
id: "cognition-dont-build-multi-agents"
title: "Don't Build Multi-Agents"
creator: "Cognition"
url: "https://cognition.com/blog/dont-build-multi-agents"
level: "advanced"
category: "agents"
models: ["any"]
source_date: "2025-06-12"
date_added: "2026-10-18"
---

[Agents and harnesses](/agents/index.md)

# Don't Build Multi-Agents

by Cognition

[Read the original →](https://cognition.com/blog/dont-build-multi-agents)

The counter-argument: context sharing beats splitting work across agents.

Cognition argues that dividing work among agents can damage shared understanding. Read this counterpoint alongside successful multi-agent case studies before deciding where parallel work is justified.

Level: [Advanced](/levels/index.md#advanced)
Models: any
Category: [Agents and harnesses](/agents/index.md)
Tags: [multi-agent](/tags/multi-agent/index.md)
Source date: 2025-06-12
Added: 2026-10-18
Last verified: 2026-10-18
Status: ok

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