Agent Orchestrator

A control plane for coordinating multiple LLM agents with budgets, guardrails, and human-in-the-loop approvals.

January 20, 2026

Python
FastAPI
PostgreSQL
LangGraph
Docker

The Problem

Multi-agent systems drift, loop, and overspend. Production agent workloads need the same controls as any distributed system: budgets, timeouts, and audit trails.

Architecture

API Gateway ──▶ Orchestrator ──▶ Agent Pool
                    │                │
                    ▼                ▼
              Run Ledger        Tool Sandbox

Key decisions:

Token budgets per run — hard caps enforced at the orchestrator, not the agent.
Approval gates — destructive tool calls pause for human confirmation.
Run ledger — every agent step recorded for replay and cost attribution.

Lessons Learned

Agents need fewer tools with better descriptions, not more tools.
Deterministic orchestration beats emergent behavior for business workflows.

Placeholder writeup — replace with the real project deep-dive before launch.