Module 4 of 7Lesson 2 of 2~16 min
Judge when an orchestrator and subagents are warranted
Multi-agent architectures are appealing, but they multiply costs, latency and chances to get lost along the way. This lesson teaches you to judge when an orchestrator and subagents bring a real gain over a single agent, and to write a clear delegation for each subagent.
Lesson objective
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to judge whether a case warrants an orchestrator and subagents rather than a single agent, and write a subagent's delegation brief.
Topics covered
- subagents
- orchestrator
- multi-agent systems
- delegation
- agent architecture
Where it fits
The agent loop
How does the agent move forward, when does it stop, and does it need several agents?
Lessons in this module
- Specify the loop and its stop conditions
- Judge when an orchestrator and subagents are warranted (this lesson)
What you will learn in this module
This lesson is part of the course Design reliable agents and tool calling
- Specify an agent's loop (goal, context, stop conditions, budgets, error handling) and judge whether an orchestrator and subagents are warranted.
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