# Agent swarm

Concept · [Building with AI](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/ai)

Also called: agent swarms, multi-agent, multi-agent system, multiagent, agent team

Many [AI agents](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/ai-agent) working on parts of a larger task at the same time, coordinated by software or by a lead agent.

**For example:** A research tool sends a swarm of [agents](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/ai-agent) to read 50 sources in parallel, then one agent writes the [summary](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/secondary-source).

## Connects to (3)

- [Subagent](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/subagent): A second agent that the main agent starts to handle one piece of a job in its own separate session.
- [AI agent](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/ai-agent): An AI tool that does more than answer a question.
- [Agent loop](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/agent-loop): The repeating cycle that makes an AI agent work: the model decides on a step, calls a tool, reads the result and decides the next step…

Map view: https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/agent-swarm