Agent Delegation

Simple Explanation

Let one agent hand off a task to another specialized agent. Discover available agents, match by capability, and delegate with clear inputs/outputs.

Technical Explanation

Use an A2A (agent-to-agent) client and registry: discover agents and their tools via metadata or YAML, select candidates by capability tags, and execute remotely with well-defined payloads. Track delegation outcomes for learning.

When to use - Specialized agents (e.g., data extraction vs analysis) working together - Cross-boundary execution in separate processes or services

Key Primitives - Agent registry and metadata - A2A client for remote tool execution - Capability-based selection and scoring - Audit logs and feedback loops

Try it - Discover agents: samples/16-agent-delegation/discover_agents.py - Delegate tasks: samples/16-agent-delegation/delegate_to_agent.py - See the README: samples/16-agent-delegation/README.md

Gotchas - Validate payload schemas across agents to avoid decoding issues - Prevent circular delegation; enforce max hops and tracing - Handle auth/permissions if agents run in different domains