ANTFARM PATTERNS: ORCHESTRATING SPECIALIZED AGENT TEAMS FOR COMPOUND ENGINEERING

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Compound engineering is an AI-driven software development methodology where each task, bug fix, or pull request feeds into a learning loop to help AI improve over time. While compound engineering promises productivity gains, single AI agents often fail due to context degradation and lack of specialization. Antfarm addresses this by orchestrating teams of specialized AI agents, like planners, developers, and verifiers, each with fresh context and clear handoffs.