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Collaborative Agent Teams
Agent Roles & Specialization
Master specialized agent roles and build effective multi-agent teams
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0 / 5 completedWhy Specialized Roles Matter
Just like a well-functioning company has specialists—engineers, designers, managers—multi-agent systems benefit from role specialization. Each agent excels at specific tasks rather than being a jack-of-all-trades.
The Power of Specialization
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Expertise Depth: Focused agents develop deeper capabilities in their domain
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Cognitive Efficiency: Specialized prompts and tools reduce token usage and improve accuracy
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Clear Accountability: Easy to identify which agent succeeded or failed at specific tasks
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Parallel Execution: Different roles can work simultaneously on separate aspects
Interactive: Explore Agent Roles
Click on each role to discover its capabilities, strengths, and limitations. Notice how each role complements the others.
Division of Labor Principle
In economics, the division of labor principle states that breaking complex work into specialized tasks increases efficiency. The same applies to multi-agent systems:
WITHOUT SPECIALIZATION
1 generalist agent handles all tasks → Slower, less accurate, more tokens
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WITH SPECIALIZATION
4 specialized agents each do what they do best → Faster, more accurate, efficient