Orchestration & Sub-Agents

Pattern

Orchestrator-Worker Pattern

Coordinate multiple worker agents for project management. Handles task distribution, progress tracking, and result synthesis.

AdvancedOct 2025View the full pattern on desktop
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Problems solved

  • Coordinate specialized worker tools from an orchestrator agent
  • Assign tasks across disciplines through strongly typed tools
  • Track deliverables and progress in a streaming agent UI
  • Demonstrate the orchestrator-worker pattern with Experimental_Agent

Use cases

  • Software project coordination agents
  • Product development task orchestration
  • Research project managers with specialist workers
  • QA and deliverable tracking copilots

AI SDK APIs

new Agenttool(stepCountIsExperimental_Agenttools:gatewayInferAgentUIMessagevalidateUIMessages

Tags

aiagentsorchestratorworkerproject-managementcoordinationai-sdk-v5strongly-typedstreamingdeliverables

Requirements

Node.js
24+
Memory
1GB
Other
  • OpenAI API key

Environment variables

External services

openai

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