ORCHESTRATION PATTERNS

CHAPTER SUMMARY Orchestration is the arrangement of how multiple agents cooperate. The Supervisor pattern uses a central coordinator that delegates and synthesizes. The Pipeline pattern uses a fixed linear chain of stages. The Blackboard pattern uses a shared reactive workspace that agents read and write. The Swarm pattern uses peer agents that route work directly to one another. Choose by asking whether steps are ordered, whether central control is needed, whether agents must react to shared changing information, and how dynamic the workload is. Prefer the simplest pattern that works, and remember that patterns can be combined. KEY TERMS REVIEW Orchestration: arranging and directing how multiple agents work together. Pattern: a reusable shape for solving a kind of problem. Supervisor pattern: a central coordinator delegates to specialists and synthesizes results. Pipeline pattern: a fixed linear chain where each stage feeds only the next. Blackboard pattern: agents share a reactive workspace and contribute when relevant. Swarm pattern: peer agents route work to one another with no central boss. Subagent: a specialist agent directed by another agent.