An Agent Fleet, Sorted By Job
"We have agents" is about as informative as "we have software". The question is what they do, when they run and who notices when one stalls. Ours grew into a fleet step by step. Not planned but grown: every single one came into being because a job was too regular to do by hand and too ambiguous to pour into a script. This piece describes the groups, not each individual. A list of all the names…
Agent fleets are not simply a collection of software agents, but a carefully organized group of specialized agents designed to perform specific tasks. Each agent has a single job to focus on, which ensures that the overall system remains efficient and easy to manage. This design choice prevents an agent from becoming overwhelmed by multiple responsibilities, leading to mediocre performance.
Leadership agents are responsible for summarizing the work done by other agents overnight and turning it into a report highlighting areas that require attention. This layer of oversight ensures that the team receives concise reports rather than an overwhelming number of separate notifications. Engineering agents focus on analyzing the code and systems, identifying potential issues, and ensuring that the architecture remains aligned with the documented specifications.
Content agents handle research, topic proposals, drafts, and reviews. They are split into separate roles for writing and reviewing, as self-reviewing agents often fail to identify their own mistakes. Visibility agents monitor search engine standings, mentions in AI answers, visitor numbers, and competitor activity, tracking various performance metrics for both internal and client sites.
Operations agents manage the technical aspects of the system, including servers, backups, certificates, containers, and costs. This group is often overlooked due to its seemingly unremarkable nature, but its consistent, reliable maintenance is crucial for the overall health of the system. Review agents are tasked with scrutinizing the work of other agents, identifying faults, and providing constructive criticism.
Their role is essential for quality control, as they look for errors that may have been missed during previous stages of development.
Perhaps the most valuable group within the agent fleet is the Reviewer group. These agents are given their own assignments to ensure they provide unbiased, critical analysis of the work produced by other agents. By having a distinct role, the Reviewers are able to uncover issues that may have been overlooked by other agents, including problems that had previously passed other checks.
Additionally, having Reviewers from different model families than the builders of the original work can lead to more comprehensive findings, as agents from the same background may share similar mistakes and overlook each other's errors.
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