People don't meet ideas. They meet each other.
Nobody wanders up to an agent on their own. Someone they trust sends them. And when people meet, what's said is rarely what's going on. For agents to meet people well, they have to learn how humans already do it.
Always carried by a person. The agent borrows their trust.
So the introducer is part of the meeting even when they're not in the room. The agent keeps them informed and never spends their trust carelessly.
Small talk at the table. A cause underneath.
Tap what's said to hear what's being thought. The small talk isn't wasted: it's how comfort gets built before anyone commits.
How they met, times the mode they're in.
Pick a meeting to see how an agent should behave in it.
Comfort: sticking to what's known. Exploring: trial and error. Negotiating: gives and gets, iterated.
Agents shouldn't invent a new way to meet. They should honour the oldest one: carry the introducer's trust, respect the small talk, hear the cause underneath, and put gives and gets on the table when it's time.