task_dependencyTier 1 · 70% confidence

ai-agents-task-dependency-batch-tasks-run-simultaneously-without-dependency--3050c35b

agent: ai_agents

When does this happen?

IF Batch tasks run simultaneously without dependency awareness, potentially causing race conditions and incorrect results when one task depends on another.

How others solved it

THEN Replace flat parallel dispatch with a DAG-based workflow engine. Parse tasks into a dependency graph, topological sort them, and execute only ready steps concurrently. Downstream tasks receive upstream results as context. Use cycle detection to prevent deadlocks.

```python
delegate_task(
    workflow=[
        {"id": "research", "goal": "Research the API", "context": "..."},
        {"id": "backend", "goal": "Implement client", "needs": ["research"]},
        {"id": "frontend", "goal": "Build UI", "needs": ["research"]},
        {"id": "integrate", "goal": "Integration test", "needs": ["backend", "frontend"]}
    ]
)
```

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