Glossary

Orchestrator

Also: orchestrator-workers · оркестратор и исполнители

A lead model that splits a task into parts, hands them to workers and combines the results. The orchestrator-workers pattern underlies multi-agent systems.

Example

The lead agent gives three workers the API, the UI and the tests, then assembles the result and sends it for review.

Where it shows up

Types of AI agents: where they run and how they're built — Post 4 of 8
The fleet: several agents, orchestration and background work — Post 8 of 8

Source

Anthropic — Building effective agents

Orchestrator

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