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Orchestrator-Worker Pattern
Manager agent splits the task, worker agents execute in parallel, manager aggregates.
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The most practical multi-agent pattern:
- Orchestrator (manager) — receives user question, splits into subtasks, picks which worker to call
- Workers — each an expert in its domain (search worker, code worker, data worker). Does the job, returns result
- Orchestrator — synthesizes results, produces final answer
Pros:
- Parallel execution
- Workers can use different models (cost optimization)
- Workers have different tool subsets (capability isolation)
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