---
type: Glossary Term
title: Agent Orchestrator
description: "Central component in multi-agent systems that distributes tasks, aggregates results, and coordinates agent interactions. Patterns: Hierarchical (Manager → Worke"
resource: "https://www.contextstudios.ai/glossary/agent-orchestrator"
category: agentic
language: en
timestamp: "2026-02-05T22:08:47.022Z"
---

# 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.