Multi-Agent Coding Assistant
~3 min read
Concept & How It Works
Why Does It Exist?
Shows supervisor pattern, role specialization, and shared state — how real 'AI dev teams' are architected at scale.
Real-World Analogy
Sprint team in one repo: architect writes spec, dev codes, QA breaks it, senior dev reviews — you merge when green.
Visual Workflows
What is Multi-Agent Coding Assistant?
Example
Scenario
OAuth feature: Planner writes 8-step spec. Implementer adds routes + tests. Tester fails on callback URL. Implementer fixes. Reviewer flags missing state param. Implementer patches. Tester passes. PR opened.
Solution
In Capstone Projects, apply Multi-Agent Coding Assistant to this scenario: OAuth feature: Planner writes 8-step spec. Identify the inputs, run the technique, validate the output, and note one thing you would monitor in production.
Practice Task
Do this before moving to the next module — reading alone is not enough.
Open the Code Walkthrough below and run it locally. Change one parameter related to Multi-Agent Coding Assistant (e.g. model, temperature, top_k, or tool name), observe the difference in output, and write 2–3 sentences explaining what changed.
Code Walkthrough
Highlighted lines show where Multi-Agent Coding Assistant happens in the code.
1# Multi-Agent Coding Assistant — minimal example2from openai import OpenAI3
4client = OpenAI() # create API client5
6# Ask the model to explain this topic7response = client.chat.completions.create( # core API call for Multi-Agent Coding Assistant8 model="gpt-4o-mini",9 messages=[10 {"role": "system", "content": "You explain multi-agent coding assistant clearly."},11 {"role": "user", "content": f"What is multi-agent coding assistant?"},12 ],13 temperature=0,14)15print(response.choices[0].message.content) # show output for debuggingCommands to Remember
Commands to Remember
git checkout -b capstone/project-name # isolate capstone workdocker-compose up -d # run full stack locally
Common Mistakes
- All agents with all tools
- No test gate before review
- Unbounded implementer-reviewer loops
Cheat Sheet
Quick recap — the most important points from this module.
Cheat Sheet
quick ref- •Role separation reduces errors
- •Tester never writes code
- •Human after max rounds