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Swarm Pattern (Many Small Agents)
Many small, simple agents — collective intelligence + dynamic routing.
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Instead of few large agents, many small specialized agents. Each does one micro-task well.
OpenAI Swarm: lightweight (300-line) reference impl. A routing agent forwards user msg to the right specialist; the specialist can hand off to another.
Pros: each agent = small model + specific prompt → fast + cheap + easy debug. Cons: routing logic can get complex.
Production: customer support — triage agent → dynamic routing among billing / tech / shipping specialists.