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ARCANA: A Reflective Multi-Agent Program Synthesis Framework for ARC-AGI-2 Reasoning

A new multi-agent framework called ARCANA is introduced for solving ARC-AGI-2 tasks under strict test-time and hardware constraints. It decomposes tasks into iterative perception, hypothesis generation, symbolic execution, and reflective refinement using specialized agents communicating through a shared differentiable blackboard.

0 engagement·1 source·Fri, Jul 10, 2026, 03:03 AM
The ARCANA framework features four specialized agents: a perceptual grounding agent that builds object-centric scene graphs from raw grids, a latent program policy that proposes diverse DSL programs, a symbolic executor that verifies candidates on demonstrations, and a reflective agent that synthesizes failure-driven feedback for the next turn. The agents communicate through a shared differentiable blackboard, enabling collaborative reasoning under strict constraints.

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