Manager-Worker (Orchestrator-Workers)

What Problem It Solves

When tasks require multiple specialties, a single agent struggles.
Manager-Worker introduces:

• a manager to decompose/assign
• workers to execute subtasks
• a manager synthesis step

Core Flow

flowchart TD
  U["Task"] --> M["Manager: assign subtasks"]
  M --> W1["Worker A"]
  M --> W2["Worker B"]
  W1 --> M
  W2 --> M
  M --> O["Final"]

Evolution Path

• Comes from: routing + specialization
• Often combined with: agents-as-tools, group chat, handoff

Repo Reference

• Code: src/agent_patterns_lab/patterns/manager_worker.py
• Example: examples/60_manager_worker.py
• Tests: tests/test_manager_worker.py