The current hype cycle would have you believe that the ultimate AI skill is "prompt engineering"—the art of crafting a single, perfect prompt to coax the right answer from a monolithic LLM. That's a dead end. It's like believing the key to filmmaking is writing a perfect letter to a single actor. The future of our craft isn't in whispering to a single AI. It's in orchestration. It's in architecting and conducting entire teams of specialized AI agents who can collaborate, debate, and execute complex tasks. The new, essential role isn't the prompt engineer; it's the AI Orchestrator. orchestration teams AI Orchestrator An orchestrator is a systems translator. They bridge the gap between a high-level business goal and a symphony of AI agents working in concert to achieve it. But what does that actually look like in code? The Mission: From Vague Idea to Actionable Report Our goal is to automate a common business task: research a new technology and create a summary report. A single prompt to a generic AI might give a decent but shallow answer. An orchestrated team of agents can do much better. We'll build a simple crew with two specialized agents using the popular Python library CrewAI: The Researcher: An agent whose sole job is to find relevant, up-to-date information on the internet. The Analyst: An agent that takes the researcher's raw data, synthesizes it, and writes a structured, insightful report. The Researcher: An agent whose sole job is to find relevant, up-to-date information on the internet. The Researcher: The Analyst: An agent that takes the researcher's raw data, synthesizes it, and writes a structured, insightful report. The Analyst: This separation of concerns is the first principle of orchestration. Each agent has one job and does it well. Step 1: Laying the Foundation - The Code First, let's get our environment set up. You'll need to install a few libraries pip install crewai crewai[tools] langchain_openai pip install crewai crewai[tools] langchain_openai You'll also need an API key for a model provider (like OpenAI). Make sure you have it set as an environment variable. Now, let's sketch out the script. import os from crewai import Agent, Task, Crew, Process from crewai_tools import SerperDevTool # You can use a different model provider if you wish # os.environ["OPENAI_API_KEY"] = "YOUR_KEY_HERE" # Initialize the tool for internet searches search_tool = SerperDevTool() # --- 1. Define Your Agents --- # Agent 1: The Researcher researcher = Agent( role='Senior Research Analyst', goal='Uncover groundbreaking technologies and trends in a specified field', backstory=( "You are a master of the internet, capable of finding the most relevant and up-to-date information from news articles, academic papers, and technical blogs. Your specialty is identifying the signal in the noise." ), verbose=True, allow_delegation=False, tools=[search_tool] ) # Agent 2: The Analyst & Writer analyst = Agent( role='Principal Technology Strategist', goal='Synthesize complex research findings into a clear, concise, and actionable report', backstory=( "You are an expert analyst with a knack for storytelling. You take raw data and technical jargon and transform it into insightful, strategic narratives that a business leader can understand and act upon." ), verbose=True, allow_delegation=False ) # --- 2. Create the Tasks --- # Task for the Researcher research_task = Task( description=( "Conduct a comprehensive search on the latest advancements in 'Agent Gateway Protocols (AGP)'. Focus on what they are, why they are important for the future of AI, and find the key players or open standards like the a2a-project on GitHub." ), expected_output='A bullet-point list of key findings, URLs, and relevant snippets. Focus on facts and sources.', agent=researcher ) # Task for the Analyst, which depends on the researcher's output analysis_task = Task( description=( "Using the research findings provided, write a 3-paragraph summary report. The report should cover: \n 1. What Agent Gateway Protocols are and the problem they solve. \n 2. The strategic importance of AGP for the future 'Agentic Web'. \n 3. A concluding thought on why companies should be paying attention to this emerging standard. ), expected_output='A polished, well-structured 3-paragraph report formatted in markdown.', agent=analyst ) # --- 3. Assemble the Crew --- # Create the Crew with a sequential process crew = Crew( agents=[researcher, analyst], tasks=[research_task, analysis_task], process=Process.sequential, # The tasks will be executed one after the other verbose=2 # Set to 2 for detailed, step-by-step logging ) # --- 4. Kick Off the Mission! --- result = crew.kickoff() print("\n\n########################") print("## Final Report:") print("########################\n") print(result) import os from crewai import Agent, Task, Crew, Process from crewai_tools import SerperDevTool # You can use a different model provider if you wish # os.environ["OPENAI_API_KEY"] = "YOUR_KEY_HERE" # Initialize the tool for internet searches search_tool = SerperDevTool() # --- 1. Define Your Agents --- # Agent 1: The Researcher researcher = Agent( role='Senior Research Analyst', goal='Uncover groundbreaking technologies and trends in a specified field', backstory=( "You are a master of the internet, capable of finding the most relevant and up-to-date information from news articles, academic papers, and technical blogs. Your specialty is identifying the signal in the noise." ), verbose=True, allow_delegation=False, tools=[search_tool] ) # Agent 2: The Analyst & Writer analyst = Agent( role='Principal Technology Strategist', goal='Synthesize complex research findings into a clear, concise, and actionable report', backstory=( "You are an expert analyst with a knack for storytelling. You take raw data and technical jargon and transform it into insightful, strategic narratives that a business leader can understand and act upon." ), verbose=True, allow_delegation=False ) # --- 2. Create the Tasks --- # Task for the Researcher research_task = Task( description=( "Conduct a comprehensive search on the latest advancements in 'Agent Gateway Protocols (AGP)'. Focus on what they are, why they are important for the future of AI, and find the key players or open standards like the a2a-project on GitHub." ), expected_output='A bullet-point list of key findings, URLs, and relevant snippets. Focus on facts and sources.', agent=researcher ) # Task for the Analyst, which depends on the researcher's output analysis_task = Task( description=( "Using the research findings provided, write a 3-paragraph summary report. The report should cover: \n 1. What Agent Gateway Protocols are and the problem they solve. \n 2. The strategic importance of AGP for the future 'Agentic Web'. \n 3. A concluding thought on why companies should be paying attention to this emerging standard. ), expected_output='A polished, well-structured 3-paragraph report formatted in markdown.', agent=analyst ) # --- 3. Assemble the Crew --- # Create the Crew with a sequential process crew = Crew( agents=[researcher, analyst], tasks=[research_task, analysis_task], process=Process.sequential, # The tasks will be executed one after the other verbose=2 # Set to 2 for detailed, step-by-step logging ) # --- 4. Kick Off the Mission! --- result = crew.kickoff() print("\n\n########################") print("## Final Report:") print("########################\n") print(result) What's Happening Here? The Orchestrator's Mindset Running this script, you're not just getting an answer. You're watching an orchestrated workflow unfold. Role Specialization: The researcher agent is given a specific goal and the only tool it needs: the SerperDevTool for web searches. The analyst has no tools; its job is pure synthesis. This is orchestration: assigning the right tool to the right agent. Task Chaining: The analysis_task implicitly uses the output of the research_task as its input. We've created a simple, two-step pipeline. The orchestrator's job is to design these dependencies, ensuring the writer doesn't start working until the researcher has finished gathering the intel. Process Management: We defined the process=Process.sequential. For more complex tasks, an orchestrator might use a hierarchical process, where a "manager" agent delegates tasks to "worker" agents. Role Specialization: The researcher agent is given a specific goal and the only tool it needs: the SerperDevTool for web searches. The analyst has no tools; its job is pure synthesis. This is orchestration: assigning the right tool to the right agent. Role Specialization: only Task Chaining: The analysis_task implicitly uses the output of the research_task as its input. We've created a simple, two-step pipeline. The orchestrator's job is to design these dependencies, ensuring the writer doesn't start working until the researcher has finished gathering the intel. Task Chaining: Process Management: We defined the process=Process.sequential. For more complex tasks, an orchestrator might use a hierarchical process, where a "manager" agent delegates tasks to "worker" agents. Process Management: Beyond the Code: The Future is Orchestration This simple example is just the beginning. Imagine scaling this to a crew of ten agents, each with a unique persona and a specialized set of tools (API clients, database connectors, code interpreters). This is where the true art of the orchestrator lies. It’s about: Architecting the Agentic Web: Thinking about how your internal agents will interact with the outside world. How do they authenticate? How do they negotiate? This is where emerging standards like Agent Gateway Protocols (AGP) come in. An orchestrator doesn't just build the agents; they build the secure "front door" (the gateway) through which their agents talk to the world. Conducting the Symphony: The orchestrator's job is to make sure the AI voices are singing in tune. They design the workflows to prevent agents from stepping on each other's toes. They have the skill to know when to demand a rigid, predictable output (like structured JSON) and when to allow an agent to be more creative and improvisational. Architecting the Agentic Web: Thinking about how your internal agents will interact with the outside world. How do they authenticate? How do they negotiate? This is where emerging standards like Agent Gateway Protocols (AGP) come in. An orchestrator doesn't just build the agents; they build the secure "front door" (the gateway) through which their agents talk to the world. Architecting the Agentic Web: Agent Gateway Protocols (AGP) Conducting the Symphony: The orchestrator's job is to make sure the AI voices are singing in tune. They design the workflows to prevent agents from stepping on each other's toes. They have the skill to know when to demand a rigid, predictable output (like structured JSON) and when to allow an agent to be more creative and improvisational. Conducting the Symphony: The company of the future won't be defined by a single, monolithic AI. It will be a symphony of specialized, orchestrated agents.
