DEFINITION
Orchestrator
Agent Orchestrator
Definition
An agent (or agent layer) that coordinates other agents — assigning tasks, managing results, and making high-level decisions. In a multi-agent system, the orchestrator keeps the main context lean by delegating work to specialized sub-agents.
Examples in the Wild
- Example 1:A 'CEO agent' that delegates research to a research agent and coding to a dev agent
- Example 2:OpenClaw's main session acting as orchestrator while spawning sub-agents for heavy tasks