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Understand the names you will hear when teams build agentic systems.
Hierarchical Process
A hierarchical multi-agent process uses a manager to coordinate subordinate agents.
Think of it like
Think of Hierarchical Process as infrastructure glue: it does not replace the model, but helps applications connect pieces in a repeatable way.
Real life
Software frameworks such as Hierarchical Process package common patterns so teams do not rebuild everything from scratch.
SRE lens
A manager agent can decide which specialist to consult.
Remember thisA hierarchical multi-agent process uses a manager to coordinate subordinate agents.