ModelRefs / Agent Swarm / Swarm — AI Glossary
Agent Swarm / Swarm — AI Glossary
A multi-agent pattern using lightweight, ephemeral agents with handoff-based routing rather than a persistent orchestrator.
Overview
OpenAI Swarm (2024, experimental) demonstrates a minimalist multi-agent pattern: agents are stateless, context is passed via handoffs, no central orchestrator. Agents can hand off to other agents when their task scope is exceeded. The pattern reduces architectural complexity at the cost of less sophisticated coordination.
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| Topic | agents |
|---|---|
| Last reviewed | 2026-06-24 |
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What is Agent Swarm / Swarm?
A multi-agent pattern using lightweight, ephemeral agents with handoff-based routing rather than a persistent orchestrator.
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Closely related concepts include autogen, worker agent, orchestrator.