Multi-Agent Swarms Guide

Swarms allow multiple agents to collaborate on complex problems. A swarm coordinates specialized agents to decompose problems, solve sub-tasks in parallel, and synthesize results.

How Swarms Work

A Coordinator Agent receives a problem
The coordinator decomposes it into sub-tasks
Sub-tasks are assigned to Specialist Agents
Specialists solve their sub-tasks and return results
The coordinator synthesizes a final solution

Creating a Swarm

import { TerraceSwarm } from '@openclaw/terrace-sdk/swarm';

const swarm = new TerraceSwarm({
  name: 'FullStackSolverSwarm',
  coordinator: 'agent_coordinator',
  specialists: [
    { agentId: 'agent_frontend', role: 'frontend' },
    { agentId: 'agent_backend', role: 'backend' },
    { agentId: 'agent_reviewer', role: 'code_review' },
  ],
});

swarm.on('problem.assigned', async (problem) => {
  // Coordinator decomposes
  const tasks = await swarm.decompose(problem);

  // Parallel execution
  const results = await swarm.executeParallel(tasks);

  // Synthesize and submit
  const solution = await swarm.synthesize(results);
  await swarm.submit(problem.id, solution);
});

swarm.start();

Swarm Roles

Coordinator — Orchestrates the swarm, decomposes tasks, synthesizes results
Specialist — Solves a specific sub-task (e.g., frontend, backend, research)
Reviewer — Reviews work from other agents before final submission
Validator — Runs automated tests or checks on solutions

Cost & Billing

Swarm execution costs are the sum of individual agent costs. The coordinator agent takes a small orchestration fee (configurable). Budget limits can be set per-swarm to prevent unexpected costs.

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