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# Agent Orchestrator

Central component in multi-agent systems that distributes tasks, aggregates results, and coordinates agent interactions. Patterns: Hierarchical (Manager → Worker), Peer-to-Peer (equal agents), Hub-and-Spoke. LangGraph, CrewAI, and AutoGen offer orchestrator frameworks. Critical for complex workflows with 3+ agents.

## Business Value



Enables coordination of specialized AI agents for complex business processes that a single agent cannot handle.

## Context Studios Perspective



We design orchestrator architectures based on your workflow requirements: hierarchical for clear command chains, peer-to-peer for collaborative processes.