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The supervisor pattern is not enough: why your agents still fail at step 7 (and the hierarchy that saves them)

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I spent four months convinced my supervisor agent was smart. Then I watched it fail on step 7 of a ten-step workflow, and I realized it had been guessing the whole time. The workflow wasn't complicated. Research a topic, analyze it, draft a summary, review the draft, revise, format, publish. Seven…

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  1. 2026-09-22 21:15 · DEV Community — AI
    The supervisor pattern is not enough: why your agents still fail at step 7 (and the hierarchy that saves them)

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