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GLOSSARY

Multi-Agent System

DEFINITION

An AI architecture where multiple specialized AI agents collaborate to complete complex tasks. Each agent handles a specific subtask (research, writing, review) and passes results to the next agent in the pipeline.

Multi-agent systems decompose complex goals into subtasks, each handled by a specialized agent. A content pipeline might have: a Research Agent that searches the web, a Writing Agent that drafts from research, a Fact-Checking Agent that verifies claims, and a Publishing Agent that formats and posts.

LangGraph (by LangChain) and n8n's AI Agent nodes are the leading tools for orchestrating multi-agent workflows in production. The key engineering challenges are: agent communication, state management across agents, and handling failures in long-running pipelines.

Tools That Use Multi-Agent System

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n8n
9.2/10

Open-source workflow automation built for AI pipelines

Free (self-hosted)View Review →
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LangChain
8.3/10

Open-source framework for building production LLM applications

Free (OSS) / LangSmith from $39/moView Review →
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Claude
9.4/10

Anthropic's AI assistant with industry-leading reasoning and safety

Free / $20/mo Pro / API from $3/M tokensView Review →