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AI Primer

Agentic AI · Module 21

Multi-agent systems

Once you have one agent, the next step is many. They specialise, coordinate, escalate, and audit each other.

Orchestrator

Coder

Reviewer

Deployer

Auditor

Researcher

Planner

Alfred is a multi-agent operator OS — a substrate that schedules, observes, and audits work performed by other agents.

Multiple specialized agents connected through a coordination loop
Draft for editor review: multiple agents coordinate specialized work.

Multi-agent orchestration demo

A local toy loop that logs coordination steps for specialized agents, matching this module’s orchestration framing.

const agents = ['research', 'implementation', 'review'];
for (const agent of agents) {
  console.log('coordinate agent:', agent);
}
Run the demo to see sandboxed console output.

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