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Supervisor Agent

Reviewed 9 April 2026 Canonical definition

A supervisor agent is a higher-level agent that delegates subtasks to worker agents, monitors their progress, and decides when to intervene, retry, or escalate. It often holds broader permissions than the workers it manages.

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