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# GER-340 · Emergent Hierarchy

> In a multi-agent system designed as flat (no explicit authority hierarchy), one agent's outputs gain de facto authority over others, often because it produces more confident or earlier outputs, creating an unintended pow…

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*Structural Moves*

## Definition

In a multi-agent system designed as flat (no explicit authority hierarchy), one agent's outputs gain de facto authority over others, often because it produces more confident or earlier outputs, creating an unintended power structure.

## Tags

`multi-agent`

### Contributors

[Rakesh Sheshadri](https://www.linkedin.com/in/rakesh-sheshadri-453396146/)

### Cite

```
SVRNOS. (2026). GER-340: Emergent Hierarchy. Governance Error Register. https://docs.svrnos.com/ger/codes/340
```