Iterative Audit Convergence in LLM-Managed Multi-Agent Systems: A Case Study in Prompt Engineering Quality Assurance
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| contents | Prompt specifications for multi-agent large language model (LLM) systems carry data contracts and integration logic across many interdependent files but are rarely subjected to structured-inspection rigor. This paper reports a single-system empirical case study of iterative, agent-driven auditing applied to AEGIS (Autonomous Engineering Governance and Intelligence System), a production seven-lane orchestration pipeline whose prompt-specification surface comprises approximately 7150 lines: 6907 across seven lane PROMPT.md files and a 245-line shared Ticket Contract. Nine sequential audit rounds, executed by Claude sub-agents using a checklist-driven walkthrough adapted from Weinberg and Freedman, surfaced 51 prompt-specification consistency defects, distinct from the 51 STRIDE-categorized adversarial code findings reported in the companion preprint. Per-round counts were 15, 8, 12, 2, 8, 1, 4, 1, and 0. We report a seven-category post-hoc defect taxonomy with explicit coding rules, observed non-monotonic convergence consistent with cascading edits and audit-scope expansion, and an audit protocol distilled from the study, with the final locked checklist released as a reproducibility appendix. Single-file review missed defect classes that were surfaced only by later expanded-scope rounds in this system. The same LLM family authored and audited the specifications; replication with dissimilar models and human reviewers is required before generalization. |
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| spellingShingle | Iterative Audit Convergence in LLM-Managed Multi-Agent Systems: A Case Study in Prompt Engineering Quality Assurance Calboreanu, Elias Software Engineering Artificial Intelligence D.2.4; D.2.5; D.2.9; I.2.11 Prompt specifications for multi-agent large language model (LLM) systems carry data contracts and integration logic across many interdependent files but are rarely subjected to structured-inspection rigor. This paper reports a single-system empirical case study of iterative, agent-driven auditing applied to AEGIS (Autonomous Engineering Governance and Intelligence System), a production seven-lane orchestration pipeline whose prompt-specification surface comprises approximately 7150 lines: 6907 across seven lane PROMPT.md files and a 245-line shared Ticket Contract. Nine sequential audit rounds, executed by Claude sub-agents using a checklist-driven walkthrough adapted from Weinberg and Freedman, surfaced 51 prompt-specification consistency defects, distinct from the 51 STRIDE-categorized adversarial code findings reported in the companion preprint. Per-round counts were 15, 8, 12, 2, 8, 1, 4, 1, and 0. We report a seven-category post-hoc defect taxonomy with explicit coding rules, observed non-monotonic convergence consistent with cascading edits and audit-scope expansion, and an audit protocol distilled from the study, with the final locked checklist released as a reproducibility appendix. Single-file review missed defect classes that were surfaced only by later expanded-scope rounds in this system. The same LLM family authored and audited the specifications; replication with dissimilar models and human reviewers is required before generalization. |
| title | Iterative Audit Convergence in LLM-Managed Multi-Agent Systems: A Case Study in Prompt Engineering Quality Assurance |
| topic | Software Engineering Artificial Intelligence D.2.4; D.2.5; D.2.9; I.2.11 |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.12280 |