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# GER-345 · Silent Coordination Deadlock

> In a multi-agent system requiring action, no agent acts because each assumes another agent will act, or each is waiting for input from another that is also waiting. The system silently stalls without raising an alert.

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  const tones = {
    default: "bg-neutral-100 text-neutral-700",
    green: "bg-green-100 text-green-900",
    amber: "bg-amber-100 text-amber-900",
    blue: "bg-blue-50 text-blue-900",
    gray: "bg-neutral-50 text-neutral-600"
  };
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    </span>;
};

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  <Badge tone="amber">Illustrative</Badge> <Badge>Tier 3xx</Badge> <Badge>Layer L5</Badge> <Badge tone="blue" title="SVRNOS-assigned code in an HTTP-unassigned slot">Namespace-Claim</Badge> <Badge tone="gray">Added v0.2</Badge>
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*Structural Moves*

## Definition

In a multi-agent system requiring action, no agent acts because each assumes another agent will act, or each is waiting for input from another that is also waiting. The system silently stalls without raising an alert.

## Tags

`multi-agent`

### Contributors

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

### Cite

```
SVRNOS. (2026). GER-345: Silent Coordination Deadlock. Governance Error Register. https://docs.svrnos.com/ger/codes/345
```