The “Ping-Pong” Effect: Breaking Infinite Logic Loops in Multi-Agent AI

Dev.to AI
Generative AI

If you’ve graduated from building basic chatbots and started experimenting with Multi-Agent Systems (MAS) using tools like LangGraph or CrewAI, chances are you’ve already hit a frustrating (and expensive) wall: The Infinite Logic Loop. It doesn’t crash your system. It doesn’t throw an obvious error. It just keeps going. A Familiar Nightmare You design two agents: A Coder Agent A Reviewer Agent The workflow seems perfect: Coder writes code Reviewer checks it Feedback loops back But then… Reviewer flags a tiny issue Coder fixes it - but.