{"slug":"agentworkforce-choosing-swarm-patterns","name":"choosing-swarm-patterns","description":"Use when coordinating multiple AI agents with Agent Relay's workflow engine and need to pick the right orchestration pattern - covers the 10 core patterns (fan-out, pipeline, hub-spoke, consensus, mesh, handoff, cascade, dag, debate, hierarchical) plus 14 specialized ones, with decision framework and accurate workflow/YAML examples.","long_description":"---\nname: choosing-swarm-patterns\ndescription: Use when coordinating multiple AI agents with Agent Relay's workflow engine and need to pick the right orchestration pattern - covers the 10 core patterns (fan-out, pipeline, hub-spoke, consensus, mesh, handoff, cascade, dag, debate, hierarchical) plus 14 specialized ones, with decision framework and accurate workflow/YAML examples.\n---\n\n### Overview\n\nThe Agent Relay workflow engine (`@relayflows/core`) supports 24 swarm patterns via a single `swarm.pattern` field. Patterns are configured declaratively in YAML or programmatically via the `workflow()` fluent builder — there are no standalone `fanOut(...)` / `hubAndSpoke(...)` helpers. Pick the simplest pattern that solves the problem; add complexity only when the system proves it's insufficient.\n\n### Two ways to run a pattern\n\n#### **1. YAML (portable):**\n\n```ts\nimport { runWorkflow } from '@relayflows/core';\n\nconst run = await runWorkflow('workflows/feature-dev.yaml', {\n  vars: { task: 'Add OAuth login' },\n});\n```\n\n#### **2. Fluent builder (programmatic):**\n\n```ts\nimport { workflow } from '@relayflows/core';\n\nconst run = await workflow('feature-dev')\n  .pattern('hub-spoke')\n  .channel('swarm-feature-dev')\n  .agent('lead', { cli: 'claude', role: 'lead' })\n  .agent('developer', { cli: 'codex', role: 'worker', interactive: false })\n  .step('plan', { agent: 'lead', task: 'Plan {{task}}' })\n  .step('implement', { agent: 'developer', task: 'Implement: {{steps.plan.output}}', dependsOn: ['plan'] })\n  .run();\n```\n\nBoth paths hit the same `WorkflowRunner`.\n\n### Quick Decision Framework\n\n```\nIs the task independent per agent?\n  YES → fan-out (parallel workers, hub collects)\n\nDoes each step need the previous step's output?\n  YES → Is it strictly linear?\n    YES → pipeline\n    NO  → dag (parallel where possible, `dependsOn` edges)\n\nDoes a coordinator need to stay alive and adapt?\n  YES → hub-spoke (single-level hub + workers)\n        hierarchical (structurally identical in current impl; use for naming/intent)\n\nIs the task about making a decision?\n  YES → Do agents need to argue opposing sides?\n    YES → debate (adversarial, full mesh)\n    NO  → consensus (cooperative, full mesh + coordination.consensusStrategy)\n\nDoes the right specialist emerge during processing?\n  YES → handoff (sequential chain, one active at a time)\n\nDo all agents need to freely collaborate?\n  YES → mesh (full peer-to-peer edges)\n\nIs cost the primary concern?\n  YES → cascade (chain of increasingly capable agents; each step's prompt\n        decides whether to pass through or redo the prior output)\n```\n\n### Pattern Reference (Core 10)\n\n| #   | Pattern          | Topology (actual edges)                                                                                             | Best For                                                                    |\n| --- | ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| 1   | **fan-out**      | Hub broadcasts to N workers; workers reply to hub only                                                              | Independent subtasks (reviews, research, tests)                             |\n| 2   | **pipeline**     | Linear chain (agent*i → agent*{i+1})                                                                                | Ordered stages (design → implement → test)                                  |\n| 3   | **hub-spoke**    | Hub ↔ spokes (bidirectional); no spoke-to-spoke                                                                     | Dynamic coordination, lead reviews/adjusts                                  |\n| 4   | **consensus**    | Full mesh; decision via `coordination.consensusStrategy`                                                            | Architecture decisions, approval gates                                      |\n| 5   | **mesh**         | Full mesh (every agent ↔ every other)                                                                               | Brainstorming, collaborative debugging                                      |\n| 6   | **handoff**      | Chain; passes control forward                                                                                       | Triage, specialist routing                                                  |\n| 7   | **cascade**      | Chain of `dependsOn` steps; all run on success, downstream skipped on upstream failure (no built-in \"fall through\") | Cost optimization: cheap first, each step's prompt passes through or redoes |\n| 8   | **dag**          | Edges from step `dependsOn`                                                                                         | Mixed dependencies, parallel where possible                                 |\n| 9   | **debate**       | Full mesh (same topology as mesh; roles drive behavior)                                                             | Rigorous adversarial examination                                            |\n| 10  | **hierarchical** | Hub + subordinates (single-level in current impl)                                                                   | Large teams; semantic distinction from hub-spoke                            |\n\n> **Heads up:** `hierarchical` resolves to the same edge structure as `hub-spoke` in `coordinator.ts:313-319`. Multi-level tree topology is not currently implemented — use pattern name for intent, but expect the same runtime graph.\n\n### Additional Patterns (role-driven)\n\nThese 14 additional patterns exist in `SwarmPattern` (types.ts:114-139). The coordinator has role-based auto-selection heuristics (`coordinator.ts:51-165`), but they only fire when `swarm.pattern` is **omitted** — YAML validation requires it (`runner.ts:2105-2117`), so auto-selection is effectively a programmatic-API feature. In YAML, set `swarm.pattern` explicitly.\n\nTopology is still resolved per-pattern once selected; the \"Triggering roles\" column reflects what the coordinator looks for to shape edges (per `coordinator.ts:250-450`):\n\n| Pattern           | Roles the topology keys off                             | Topology                                       |\n| ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------- |\n| `map-reduce`      | `mapper` + `reducer`                                    | coordinator → mappers → reducers → coordinator |\n| `scatter-gather`  | —                                                       | hub → workers → hub                            |\n| `supervisor`      | `supervisor`                                            | supervisor ↔ workers                           |\n| `reflection`      | `critic` or `reviewer` (auto-select uses `critic` only) | producers → critic → producers (loop)          |\n| `red-team`        | `attacker`/`red-team` + `defender`/`blue-team`          | adversarial mesh with optional judges          |\n| `verifier`        | `verifier`                                              | producers → verifiers → back to producers      |\n| `auction`         | `auctioneer`                                            | auctioneer → bidders → auctioneer              |\n| `escalation`      | `tier-*`                                                | tiered chain, escalate up / report down        |\n| `saga`            | `saga-orchestrator`, `compensate-handler`               | orchestrator ↔ participants                    |\n| `circuit-breaker` | `primary` + `fallback`/`backup`                         | try primary, fallback on failure               |\n| `blackboard`      | `blackboard` / `shared-workspace`                       | shared state hub                               |\n| `swarm`           | `hive-mind` / `swarm-agent`                             | stigmergy-style                                |\n| `competitive`     | — (declared explicitly)                                 | independent parallel implementations + judge   |\n| `review-loop`     | `implement*` + 2+ `reviewer*`                           | implementer ↔ reviewers                        |\n\n### Structured Squad Review Loop\n\n- Split the work into bounded implementation squads. Each squad owns a non-overlapping file or subsystem scope.\n- Give each squad an implementer plus a shadow/review partner. The shadow follows the implementer in real time, checks alignment with the spec, and posts concise feedback before the work drifts.\n- Require the implementer to self-reflect before external review: compare the final diff against the spec, AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md, recent local conventions, tests, and declared non-goals.\n- Run an independent self-review/fresh-eyes agent that reads the actual files and recent repo context, not just the chat transcript.\n- Send that review back to the implementer for one repair round.\n- After squads converge, run a final two-agent review team, usually one Claude reviewer and one Codex reviewer, independently. They compare notes, merge findings, and produce one final verdict.\n- Spawn fresh fix agents for final-review findings. Those fix agents self-reflect, then the final reviewers re-check the post-fix state until the spec is fully satisfied or a blocker is documented.\n- Use `supervisor` or `hub-spoke` when a lead needs to coordinate live squads.\n- Use `review-loop` when the main risk is code quality and feedback iteration.\n- Use `reflection` when critic feedback should loop directly back to producers.\n- Use `verifier` when completion evidence matters more than design debate.\n- Use `competitive` only when independent alternative implementations are useful; otherwise split by ownership scope.\n\n### Pattern Details\n\n#### 1. fan-out — Parallel Workers\n\n```ts\nawait workflow('review')\n  .pattern('fan-out')\n  .agent('lead', { cli: 'claude', role: 'lead' })\n  .agent('auth-rev', { cli: 'claude', role: 'worker', interactive: false })\n  .agent('db-rev', { cli: 'claude', role: 'worker', interactive: false })\n  .step('review-auth', { agent: 'auth-rev', task: 'Review auth.ts' })\n  .step('review-db', { agent: 'db-rev', task: 'Review db.ts' })\n  .run();\n```\n\n#### 2. pipeline — Sequential Stages\n\n```yaml\nswarm: { pattern: pipeline }\nagents:\n  - { name: designer, cli: claude }\n  - { name: implementer, cli: codex, interactive: false }\n  - { name: tester, cli: codex, interactive: false }\nworkflows:\n  - name: build\n    steps:\n      - {\n          name: design,\n          agent: designer,\n          task: 'Design the API schema',\n          verification: { type: output_contains, value: DONE },\n        }\n      - {\n          name: implement,\n          agent: implementer,\n          dependsOn: [design],\n          task: 'Implement: {{steps.design.output}}',\n        }\n      - { name: test, agent: tester, dependsOn: [implement], task: 'Write integration tests' }\n```\n\n#### 3. hub-spoke — Persistent Coordinator\n\n```ts\nawait workflow('api-build')\n  .pattern('hub-spoke')\n  .channel('swarm-api')\n  .agent('lead', { cli: 'claude', role: 'lead' })\n  .agent('db-worker', { cli: 'claude', role: 'worker' }) // interactive by default — hub DMs it\n  .agent('api-worker', { cli: 'claude', role: 'worker' }) // interactive by default — hub DMs it\n  .step('models', { agent: 'db-worker', task: 'Build database models' })\n  .step('routes', { agent: 'api-worker', task: 'Build route handlers', dependsOn: ['models'] })\n  .step('review', { agent: 'lead', task: 'Review everything', dependsOn: ['routes'] })\n  .run();\n```\n\n#### 4. consensus — Cooperative Voting\n\n```yaml\nswarm: { pattern: consensus }\nagents:\n  - { name: perf, cli: claude, role: reviewer }\n  - { name: dx, cli: claude, role: reviewer }\n  - { name: sec, cli: claude, role: reviewer }\ncoordination:\n  consensusStrategy: majority # declarative marker: majority | unanimous | quorum\n  votingThreshold: 0.66\nworkflows:\n  - name: decide\n    steps:\n      - { name: evaluate-perf, agent: perf, task: 'Evaluate perf of ","tagline":"Use when coordinating multiple AI agents with Agent Relay's workflow engine and need to pick the right orchestration pattern - covers the 10 core patterns (fan-out, pipeline, hub-spoke, consensus, mesh, handoff, cascade, dag, debate, hierarchical) plus 14 specialized ones, with d","category":"research","tags":["agent-skill"],"author":"AgentWorkforce","verified":false,"attribution":{"status":"registry_indexed","statusLabel":"Registry indexed","shortLabel":"REGISTRY INDEXED","sourceLabel":"github candidate review","sourceDetail":"AgentWorkforce/relay","creatorName":"AgentWorkforce","creatorUrl":"https://github.com/AgentWorkforce","sourceUrl":"https://github.com/AgentWorkforce/relay/tree/main/.agents/skills/choosing-swarm-patterns","indexedBy":"OpenAgentSkill community index","claimUrl":"https://www.openagentskill.com/skills/agentworkforce-choosing-swarm-patterns#claim-this-skill","claimCta":"Claim this skill","trustNote":"This listing was indexed from public sources and is not marked official until a maintainer claim is approved.","publicNote":"Attribution links to the public repository or creator profile. 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