Decentralized LLM Workflows via Sequential Auctions

The paper introduces a scalable framework that uses decentralized markets of self‑interested agents to solve multi‑step tasks. It shows that when agents compete through sequential auctions, perfect competition fails because clones drive profits to zero, while no competition also collapses value extraction. By allowing heterogeneous agents to shade bids strategically, the authors demonstrate that imperfect competition can sustain profitable margins while still achieving high task success rates at low costs, evaluating four bidding algorithms across three auction protocols.

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• llms
• agents
• reinforcement-learning