A Decision Guide for Multi-Agent Reasoning

Use stochastic multi-agent consensus when:

• You need many ideas or explanations.
• You want independent perspectives.
• Rare outliers may be valuable.
• You want to map the search space.

Use agent chat rooms when:

• You need assumptions challenged.
• The problem contains genuine trade-offs.
• You want roles to defend different priorities.
• Independent lists are too shallow.

Use subagent verification when:

• A substantial output has already been created.
• The creator may be biased by its own context.
• Correctness, security, edge cases, or simplification matter.
• The work is important enough to justify independent review.

Use all three when:

• The decision is complex.
• The implementation is high value.
• Errors are costly.
• The additional token spend is justified.