---
title: "SOP-encoded workspace · agent topology · Agent Fieldbook"
url: https://agentfieldbook.org/design/topologies/metagpt-workspace/
description: "Named role-agents (PM, architect, engineer) coordinate through a shared workspace of structured artefacts (PRD, design, tasks, code) written as files. Each downstream agent consumes the previous agent’s artefact from the filesystem."
section: "Design · Topologies"
source: Agent Fieldbook — generated from the published page
---

# SOP-encoded workspace

Named role-agents (PM, architect, engineer) coordinate through a shared workspace of structured artefacts (PRD, design, tasks, code) written as files. Each downstream agent consumes the previous agent’s artefact from the filesystem.

Verified against [arxiv.org](https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.00352)

- [arxiv.org](https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.00352)

## At a glance

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Pattern | SOP-encoded workspace |
| State model | workspace |
| Example | MetaGPT, Hong et al. ICLR 2024 |

## Basis

## Verified against

- [https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.00352](https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.00352)

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