NewTech··11 min
Agentic Workflow Patterns: Supervisor, Swarm, or Pipeline
Four shapes get thrown around for multi-agent systems: pipeline, supervisor, swarm, and full autonomy. Three of them you probably don't need. Anthropic's own data says most of the win comes from spending more tokens, not from clever coordination, so pick the simplest shape that ships.
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