A coordinator agent acts as the central routing and planning role in a multi-agent workflow. It can decompose a goal, select a specialist, supply relevant context, follow progress, request corrections, and present an integrated result.
Coordination authority should remain bounded. The agent needs rules for delegation, cancellation, budgets, permissions, failure escalation, and final verification so it does not amplify weak or conflicting work from specialists.
ELI5
A coordinator agent organizes work performed by other AI agents or tools. It can divide a larger goal into tasks, collect the results, remove duplication, and decide what needs attention next.
For example, one coordinator can ask separate agents to research costs, security, and usability, then combine their evidence into one report. It still needs to identify sources and handle disagreements instead of assuming every worker is correct.
What does a coordinator agent manage?
It can manage planning, task assignment, context, dependencies, progress, budgets, handoffs, retries, escalation, and final integration.
Should a coordinator agent have every permission?
No. It should have only the authority needed to coordinate, while specialist permissions remain isolated and consequential actions require control.
