Multi-Agent Task Orchestrator

Overview

A production-tested pattern for coordinating multiple AI agents through a single orchestrator. Instead of letting agents work independently (and conflict), one orchestrator decomposes tasks, routes them to specialists, prevents duplicate work, and verifies results before marking anything done. Battle-tested across 10,000+ tasks over 6 months.

When to Use This Skill

• Use when you have 3+ specialized agents that need to coordinate on complex tasks
• Use when agents are doing duplicate or conflicting work
• Use when you need audit trails showing who did what and when
• Use when agent output quality is inconsistent and needs verification gates

How It Works

Step 1: Define the Orchestrator Identity

The orchestrator must know what it IS and what it IS NOT. This prevents it from doing work instead of delegating: