Orchestration patterns, new building blocks, and framework refinements¶

The cookbook got a wave of new content this week — a patterns section on agent orchestration, two new building blocks, a frameworks reference page, and refinements across the framework and setup guides.

Agent Orchestration Patterns. A new patterns section covers 8 coordination topologies for multi-agent systems — from sequential chains and parallel fan-out to hierarchical delegation, voting ensembles, and human-in-the-loop checkpoints. Each pattern includes when to use it, trade-offs, and real-world examples.

API and SDK building blocks. The Agentic Building Blocks section now includes API and SDK as blocks 8 and 9, completing the full spectrum from no-code to code-first AI integration.

Agent Programming Frameworks. A new reference page catalogs major agent frameworks (LangGraph, CrewAI, AutoGen, Agents SDK, and more) with comparison criteria and links to official docs.

Framework refinements. Step 1 was renamed from "Discover" to Analyze, and Step 2 is now "Deconstruct Workflows into Structured Specifications." The Build step added architecture approach guidance (no-code vs code-first) and the Launch Guide was renamed to Run Guide.

Leaders setup checklist. A new printable setup checklist walks Agentic AI for Leaders students through every tool installation step with checkboxes.