Agents & Agentic AI
Orchestrator
A system that coordinates models, tools, agents, and workflow steps.
Example
An orchestrator assigns research and drafting tasks, then combines their results.
Why it matters
It helps several tools or workers contribute to one task without losing track of dependencies.
You'll hear it
“The draft is waiting for the research step to finish.”
Can you control it?
Set by the team
The people building or running the AI choose this setup. An everyday user generally needs their help to change how this part works.
Common questions
- Does an orchestrator have to be an AI model?
- No. Ordinary software can coordinate the steps and enforce rules.
- Can one slow component delay the whole task?
- Yes. A later stage may depend on its result before continuing.
- Does coordination remove the need to check individual results?
- No. A well-organized process can still pass along incorrect work.