Towards MASPY Interoperability with Heterogeneous Multi-Agent Platforms
Resumo
O framework MASPY oferece suporte ao desenvolvimento de sistemas multiagentes BDI em Python, com comunicação interna por canais e configuração centralizada. No entanto, não oferece mecanismo nativo para interoperar com plataformas externas por protocolos Web. Este trabalho apresenta o ExternalChannel, um componente que traduz mensagens externas em estruturas BDI injetadas no ciclo de raciocínio dos agentes e encaminha mensagens de saída por meio de adaptadores específicos para cada plataforma. A delimitação do problema apoiou-se em um mapeamento sistemático, e a viabilidade foi demonstrada em um cenário de logística com JaCaMo, SPADE e MASPY, no qual o MASPY interagiu com plataformas externas por mensagens baseadas em FIPA-ACL e por adaptador REST. A latência interna de injeção foi de 1,28 ms, frente a 0,81 ms no canal nativo, nas mesmas condições experimentais, como referência interna do custo adicional do protótipo.
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Bossa, S., Ribeiro, B., Santos, G., Gomes, L., and Vale, Z. (2026). PEAK-ACL: A FIPA-compliant agent communication package for python-based multi-agent systems. SoftwareX, 34:102647.
Bratman, M. E. (1987). Intention, Plans, and Practical Reason. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA.
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Finin, T., Fritzson, R., McKay, D., and McEntire, R. (1994). KQML as an agent communication language. In Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management (CIKM ’94), pages 456–463, New York, NY, USA. ACM.
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Kouissi, M., En-Naimi, E. M., El Ghouch, N., and Zouhair, A. (2021). Computing platform architecture for management of renewable resources using multi-agents system based on the case based reasoning approach. Journal of Theoretical and Applied Information Technology, 99(2).
Louck, Y., Stulman, A., and Dvir, A. (2026). Security analysis of agentic AI communication protocols: A comparative evaluation. ACM Transactions on AI Security and Privacy.
Mellado, A. L. L., Borges, A. P., and Alves, G. V. (2025). MASPY: A Python-based framework for developing BDI multi-agent systems. In Advances in Practical Applications of Agents, Multi-Agent Systems, and Computational Social Science: The PAAMS Collection, pages 216–227. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg.
Mellado, A. L. L., Neres, G. G., Borges, A. P., Cardoso, R. C., and Alves, G. V. (2026). MASPY: A Python framework for developing BDI agents with reinforcement learning. In Proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS 2026), Demonstration Track, page 4074–4076, Richland, SC. International Foundation for Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems.
Palanca, J., Terrasa, A., Julian, V., and Carrascosa, C. (2020). SPADE 3: Supporting the new generation of multi-agent systems. IEEE Access, 8:182537–182549.
Poslad, S. and Charlton, P. (2001). Standardizing agent interoperability: The FIPA approach. In Multi-Agent Systems and Applications, volume 2086 of Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, pages 98–117. EASSS, Prague, Czech Republic.
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Vaziry, A., Garzon, S. R., and Küpper, A. (2026). Enhancing the A2A protocol with blockchain-based identities and x402 micropayments for agentic ai. In Computational Intelligence, pages 454–472, Cham. Springer Nature Switzerland.
Wooldridge, M. (2009). An Introduction to MultiAgent Systems. John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, 2 edition.
Zouad, S. and Boufaida, M. (2025). Enhancing distributed system performance with an intelligent multi-agent microservices architecture. International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies, 19(24):76–93.
Publicado
19/10/2026
Como Citar
LEPINSK, João P.; ALVES, Gleifer Vaz; BORGES, André Pinz; MELLADO, Alexandre L. L.; CARDOSO, Rafael C..
Towards MASPY Interoperability with Heterogeneous Multi-Agent Platforms. In: WORKSHOP-ESCOLA DE SISTEMAS DE AGENTES, SEUS AMBIENTES E APLICAÇÕES (WESAAC), 20. , 2026, Cuiabá/MT.
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Porto Alegre: Sociedade Brasileira de Computação,
2026
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p. 122-133.
ISSN 2326-5434.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/wesaac.2026.31140.
