Reference architecture for a production AI agent Diagram

Request path

A supervisor decomposes the task and delegates to specialists
Specialists reach business systems only through the tool layer

Cross-cutting layers

Identity and policy are enforced before the orchestrator runs
Memory, model routing and traces are shared services, not per-agent code

Why it matters

One-size agent templates perform poorly across diverse enterprise tasks
Governance and observability are designed in from the start, not bolted on