Description
Codex CLI v0.118+ introduced multi-agent v2 workflows where sub-agents use readable path-based addresses like `/root/agent_a` with structured inter-agent messaging and agent listing. This enables deterministic routing between agents in a hierarchy, beyond simple parallel task dispatch.
Zeph has orchestration (#2789 tracks parallel read-only subagents) and a DAG planner, but lacks:
- Named agent addresses in a namespace hierarchy
- Structured inter-agent message protocol (typed payloads, sender/receiver fields)
- `/agents` list command to inspect active sub-agent topology at runtime
Reproduction Steps
N/A — this is a research/parity issue.
Expected Behavior
Sub-agents spawned by the orchestrator have stable, human-readable addresses. Messages between agents carry source/destination metadata, making trace logs interpretable. Callers can inspect the active agent graph at runtime.
Actual Behavior
Orchestrator dispatches sub-agents by index/type. No addressable namespace. No structured inter-agent message envelopes. No runtime agent topology inspection.
Environment
Logs / Evidence
From Codex changelog: "Sub-agents now use readable path-based addresses like /root/agent_a, with structured inter-agent messaging and agent listing for multi-agent v2 workflows."
Also relevant: #2789 (parallel read-only subagents), #2434 (AdaptOrch DAG topology).
Description
Codex CLI v0.118+ introduced multi-agent v2 workflows where sub-agents use readable path-based addresses like `/root/agent_a` with structured inter-agent messaging and agent listing. This enables deterministic routing between agents in a hierarchy, beyond simple parallel task dispatch.
Zeph has orchestration (#2789 tracks parallel read-only subagents) and a DAG planner, but lacks:
Reproduction Steps
N/A — this is a research/parity issue.
Expected Behavior
Sub-agents spawned by the orchestrator have stable, human-readable addresses. Messages between agents carry source/destination metadata, making trace logs interpretable. Callers can inspect the active agent graph at runtime.
Actual Behavior
Orchestrator dispatches sub-agents by index/type. No addressable namespace. No structured inter-agent message envelopes. No runtime agent topology inspection.
Environment
Logs / Evidence
From Codex changelog: "Sub-agents now use readable path-based addresses like /root/agent_a, with structured inter-agent messaging and agent listing for multi-agent v2 workflows."
Also relevant: #2789 (parallel read-only subagents), #2434 (AdaptOrch DAG topology).