---
title: "Workspace-protocol · agent topology · Agent Fieldbook"
url: https://agentfieldbook.org/design/topologies/workspace-protocol/
description: "One agent reads stage-specific instructions from numbered folders; each stage produces plain-text output that seeds the next. Filesystem is the orchestrator; no multi-agent framework required. Human review gates sit between stages."
section: "Design · Topologies"
source: Agent Fieldbook — generated from the published page
---

# Workspace-protocol

One agent reads stage-specific instructions from numbered folders; each stage produces plain-text output that seeds the next. Filesystem is the orchestrator; no multi-agent framework required. Human review gates sit between stages.

Verified against [arxiv.org](https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.16021)

- [arxiv.org](https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.16021)

## At a glance

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Pattern | Workspace-protocol |
| State model | workspace |
| Example | Model Workspace Protocol (MWP), Van Clief & McDermott 2026 |

## Basis

## Verified against

- [https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.16021](https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.16021)

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