Why multi-agent orchestration is harder than it looks

Short summary

Multi-agent orchestration frameworks solve coordination but leave governance to application code. Production systems must separately implement access control, cost tracking, state recovery, and audit trails. When evaluating frameworks, assess state failure modes, cost observability, access policy enforcement, and audit trail structure—not just framework features.

• •Frameworks handle coordination; teams must build governance (access control, cost tracking, compliance audits)
• •State failures cascade downstream; production systems need checkpoint replay and time-travel debugging
• •Evaluate tooling on access policy enforcement, cost observability, and audit log structure

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