My supervisor-worker agent pattern fixed the dumbest bug in my automation stack at 1:13 AM

说明与用途

监督者-工作者模式修复了退款错误，改进了可追踪性，并简化了自动化堆栈。

问题

A single, monolithic agent performed multiple tool calls in a chaotic order, causing a refund email to be drafted before Stripe eligibility checks completed, leading to failures and hard-to-debug sequencing bugs.

结果

The supervisor-worker pattern eliminated the refund bug, improved traceability, and made the automation stack easier to reason about under pressure.

工作流

• 1. Supervisor receives task and checks state
• 2. If not enriched, hand off to enrichment worker
• 3. Enrichment worker fetches Stripe/CRM data and marks state as enriched
• 4. Supervisor routes to validation worker
• 5. Validation worker checks refund policy, sets eligibility and approved_for_execution flags
• 6. Supervisor routes to drafting worker
• 7. Drafting worker generates email if eligible, else drafts explanation
• 8. Supervisor routes to execution worker
• 9. Execution worker sends email or updates CRM
• 10. Supervisor ends workflow

证据

That change fixed more than the refund bug. It made the whole automation stack easier to reason about.

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One giant tool‑calling agent works just long enough to feel smart.

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