AI Agent · Orchestrates execution

Manager Agent

Orchestrates execution across specialized agents, manages dependencies, tracks progress, and ensures objectives are completed.

What the Manager Agent Does

The Manager Agent orchestrates execution across specialized agents. It manages dependencies, tracks progress, and ensures objectives are completed.

Why It Matters

Plans do not run themselves. The manager keeps parallel work aligned and moving toward the mission.

Flow

Inputs and Outputs

Inputs

  • The task plan and dependencies
  • Status from specialist agents
  • Priorities and deadlines
  • Escalation rules

Outputs

  • Work assigned across agents
  • Tracked progress and dependencies
  • Resolved blockers
  • Completed objectives

Example

Example Use Cases

Where it shows up

  • Coordinating coding, writing, and research agents
  • Tracking progress across tracks
  • Resolving dependencies between tasks
  • Escalating blockers to governance

Common Failure Modes

When this agent breaks

  • Work with no clear owner
  • Blockers left unresolved
  • Tracking activity but not outcomes
  • Becoming a bottleneck

In the Hierarchy

Parent Layer

Layer 02

Planning + Coordination Layer

The Planning and Coordination Layer turns goals into plans and routes each step to the right agent, person, workflow, or tool.

Swarm Loop

Stages It Works In

Stage 2

Plan Stage

Break the mission into an ordered set of steps.

Stage 3

Route Stage

Send each task to the agent, model, or tool best suited to it.

Nearby

Agents It Works With

Turns goals into plans

Planner Agent

Converts goals into executable plans, selects strategies, defines workflows, and adapts when conditions change.

Routes work to the right place

Routing Agent

Selects the best agents, models, tools, and workflows for each task while optimizing cost, speed, and quality.

See the Manager Agent in Action

Run a live mission to watch this agent coordinate with the rest of the swarm, or browse every agent type in the index.

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