Level 8 of 14 · about 4 weeks

Multi-agent systems and frameworks

Learn when several agents help and when they only add cost, then compare the main frameworks on your own workload.

Modules

1. 1

   When multiple agents help

   parallel research against tightly coupled work, and the cost of splitting

   Core 5 parts · about 4 hours

2. 2

   Orchestration shapes

   orchestrator-workers, routing, handoffs and critics, compared on one task

   Core 5 parts · about 4 hours

3. 3

   Shared state and messaging

   what agents pass to each other, and what goes wrong when they do it concurrently or over a bad channel

   Common 5 parts · about 4 hours

4. 4

   Goal setting and monitoring

   defining success so it can be checked, and noticing when an agent is stuck, drifting or finished

   Common 5 parts · about 4 hours

5. 5

   Prioritisation and exploration patterns

   choosing what to do next and when to try alternatives

   Specialist 5 parts · about 4 hours

6. 6

   Framework comparison

   choosing by capability, not by brand

   Common 5 parts · about 3 hours

7. 7

   Checkpoints and durable state

   pause, resume and replay an agent run

   Core 4 parts · about 4 hours

8. 8

   Human-in-the-loop

   approval gates before irreversible steps, without blocking everything

   Core 5 parts · about 4 hours