Definition
Supervisor Pattern
The supervisor pattern uses a central router agent that reads each request, delegates it to a specialist, reviews the output, and decides what happens next. Each specialist has a focused prompt and a few tools. Every routing decision is an LLM call, so you pay for a manager, and its prompt is the most important in the system. The book puts two to five specialists as the sweet spot.
Explained in
Chapter 11: Multi-Agent Systems
When one agent isn't enough, you build a team.
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