Inversion of Control (IoC) in Autonomous Agents: A Paradigm Shift Towards Deterministic Orchestration

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Authors: Zhongren Wang
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Abstract

The prevailing Reasoning-and-Acting (ReAct) paradigm for Large Language Model (LLM) agents relies on the executive model to maintain control flow, leading to high stochasticity and "Intent Drift" in complex enterprise workflows. This paper introduces the Inversion of Control (IoC) framework for agents, where the decision-making authority is shifted from the execution model (Worker) to a centralized supervisor (Navigator). By decoupling strategic planning from atomic actions, we enable a Trace-to-Asset (T2A) evolution loop, allowing agents to distill successful reasoning traces into deterministic executable scripts. We argue that IoC is essential for transforming volatile AI interactions into stable, auditable, and self-evolving organizational assets.

Fields of Study & Subjects

AI-based Problem Solving and Planning Artificial Intelligence Applications Multi-Agent Systems and Negotiation

Publication details

Journal / source
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Publication date
15 March 2026
Language
EN
Document type
Preprint