How we built our multi-agent research system
Jun 13, 2025

Summary
This post details the development of a multi-agent research system, emphasizing principles for agent coordination, evaluation, and reliability. It introduces an orchestrator-worker pattern with specialized subagents for parallel information gathering and analysis, significantly improving performance on breadth-first queries. Key learnings include prompt engineering strategies for delegation, scaling effort, tool design, self-improvement, and parallel tool calling, which reduce research time and increase information coverage.
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