Multi-Agent Orchestration — CLI Pipeline Patterns

Build multi-agent pipelines using claude --print and bash. No Python frameworks, no LangChain, no message brokers. Just Claude CLI calls, JSON files, and a bash orchestrator.

These patterns come from a production 11-agent content pipeline (Orbit) that runs daily.

For full implementation examples and a copy-paste orchestrator template, read:

• references/patterns.md — detailed implementation guide for all 10 patterns
• references/orchestrator-template.sh — complete working orchestrator to copy and adapt

The Core Mental Model