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The simplest agent orchestration strategy that works: two agents instead of one

Using two specialized agents—a writer and a reviewer—in parallel worktrees improves code quality and prevents drift in AI-assisted programming. The reviewer holds the end goal, catching deviations. This pattern scales to include product/engineering owner and ops agents.

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The simplest agent orchestration strategy that works: two agents instead of one
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  • A writer agent codes while a reviewer agent checks against the original goal.
  • The reviewer acts as a 'holder of the lamp' to prevent drift.
  • Subagents catch local issues; dedicated reviewer catches trajectory-level drift.
  • Pattern scales to three roles: writer/reviewer pair, product owner (Athena), and ops (Hestia).

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