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Overview: This PR introduces the foundational AIOrchestrator base class to manage and coordinate multiple AI agents.

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  • Created app/core/orchestrator.py to house the new orchestrator logic.
  • Defined the AIOrchestrator base class with placeholder methods: register_agent(), execute_agents(), and aggregate_results().
  • Designed the class with future asynchronous parallel execution in mind, leveraging asyncio.gather.

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  • Refactor
    • Restructured the AI agent orchestration system to use a new base class architecture.
    • Simplified the agent registration process with a streamlined interface.
    • Updated parallel agent execution logic with a more generic coordination model.
    • Introduced result aggregation functionality for coordinated agent processing.
    • Modified internal state management to support the updated orchestration design.

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The orchestrator module is refactored to introduce an abstract AIOrchestrator base class, replacing the previous concrete Orchestrator implementation. Method signatures are simplified to abstract methods, internal agent storage transitions from a named dictionary to a generic list, and reporting integration is decoupled.

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Orchestrator refactoring
backend/app/core/orchestrator.py
Replaces concrete Orchestrator class with abstract AIOrchestrator base class; simplifies register_agent() signature; abstracts execute_agents() and adds new aggregate_results() method; removes _run_agent_safely() helper and per-agent error handling; changes internal agent storage from registered_agents dict to agents list.

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The change involves substantial API refactoring and architectural shifts within a single file—transitioning from concrete implementation to abstract patterns—requiring careful review of method contracts and design intent, but localized scope limits overall complexity.

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🧹 Nitpick comments (4)
backend/app/core/orchestrator.py (4)

3-7: Make this a formal abstract base class.

Declare AIOrchestrator as abstract to enforce contracts at instantiation.

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-class AIOrchestrator:
+class AIOrchestrator(ABC):

Add imports outside this hunk:

from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
from typing import Protocol, Any

class Agent(Protocol):
    async def run(self, *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> Any: ...

10-10: Type the agents collection (and consider immutability snapshot).

Annotate for clarity and static checks; snapshot before execution to avoid mid-run mutation.

-        self.agents = []
+        self.agents: list[Agent] = []

12-19: Enforce contract on registration.

Mark as abstract; optionally validate the agent exposes an async run.

-    def register_agent(self, agent):
+    @abstractmethod
+    def register_agent(self, agent):
         """
         Registers an AI agent with the orchestrator.
         Args:
             agent: An instance of an AI agent.
         """
-        raise NotImplementedError
+        raise NotImplementedError

Optional validation if you choose a default impl (outside abstract path):

if not hasattr(agent, "run") or not callable(agent.run):
    raise TypeError("agent must define an async run(*args, **kwargs) method")
self.agents.append(agent)

31-39: Abstract aggregation with a simple default option.

Keep abstract, or default to pass-through if no aggregation needed.

-    def aggregate_results(self, results):
+    @abstractmethod
+    def aggregate_results(self, results):
@@
-        raise NotImplementedError
+        raise NotImplementedError

Optional default:

return results
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async def execute_agents(self, *args, **kwargs):
"""
Executes all registered AI agents in parallel asynchronously.
Args:
*args: Variable length argument list for agent execution.
**kwargs: Arbitrary keyword arguments for agent execution.
Returns:
A list of results from each agent.
"""
raise NotImplementedError
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⚠️ Potential issue | 🔴 Critical

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Abstract method + suggested default concurrent pattern.

Make the API abstract; if you prefer a default, use gather with a snapshot.

-    async def execute_agents(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    @abstractmethod
+    async def execute_agents(self, *args, **kwargs):
         """
         Executes all registered AI agents in parallel asynchronously.
@@
-        raise NotImplementedError
+        raise NotImplementedError

Optional default implementation:

agents = tuple(self.agents)
if not agents:
    return []
coros = [a.run(*args, **kwargs) for a in agents]
return await asyncio.gather(*coros)

Verify call-site breakages from prior API:


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Critical API inconsistencies prevent code execution; incomplete refactoring.

The review suggestion to add @abstractmethod is valid but incomplete. Multiple breaking issues exist:

  1. Import failure: Tests import Orchestrator but orchestrator.py defines AIOrchestrator—class name mismatch.

  2. Missing method: All call sites invoke execute_agents_concurrently() (test lines 27, 52; routes line 36), but only execute_agents() exists in the base class. The called method doesn't exist in the codebase.

  3. Signature mismatch: Base class defines register_agent(self, agent) with one parameter, but tests call orchestrator.register_agent("AgentOne", mock_agent_one) with two parameters (name, agent).

  4. Missing concrete implementation: No Orchestrator class or implementation of execute_agents_concurrently() found anywhere.

Tests will fail immediately on import.

@felixjordandev felixjordandev merged commit c5191c0 into main Oct 21, 2025
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@felixjordandev felixjordandev deleted the feat/add-ai-orchestrator-base branch October 21, 2025 18:55
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