Chapter 9 — Assembling MAS with Subagents¶

Setup Instructions¶

To ensure you have the required dependencies to run this notebook, you'll need to have our llm-agents-from-scratch framework installed on the running Jupyter kernel. To do this, you can launch this notebook with the following command while within the project's root directory:

uv run --with jupyter jupyter lab

Alternatively, if you just want to use the published version of llm-agents-from-scratch without local development, you can install it from PyPi by uncommenting the cell below.

Setting the backbone LLM of your agent¶

These notebooks run on Ollama by default, the setup the book teaches. If you do nothing, nothing changes: make_llm() starts a local Ollama service when one isn't already running.

To use OpenAI or Anthropic instead:

1. Install the extra: uv sync --extra openai or uv sync --extra anthropic.
2. Export OPENAI_API_KEY or ANTHROPIC_API_KEY before launching Jupyter.
3. Set LLM_PROVIDER=openai (or anthropic), or pass provider="openai" to make_llm(). A key on its own never switches providers, so one exported for unrelated work cannot reroute you off the Ollama path.

The switch applies wherever a notebook builds its LLM with make_llm(). A notebook that constructs OllamaLLM directly stays on Ollama regardless of these settings.

If you opted in but forgot to export the key, you will be prompted for it. That is the safe path on hosted kernels, and it keeps the key out of the saved notebook. Setting OLLAMA_API_KEY alone routes Ollama to Ollama Cloud.

Caveat: the examples are tuned for qwen3. Output on gpt-5 or Claude will differ from what is printed in the book, and prompt-sensitive examples (the ch09 evaluator pattern, ch08 supervised trajectories) may behave noticeably differently.

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# Uncomment the line below to install `llm-agents-from-scratch` from PyPi
# !pip install llm-agents-from-scratch

# Uncomment the line below to install `llm-agents-from-scratch` from PyPi # !pip install llm-agents-from-scratch

Running an Ollama service¶

To execute the code provided in this notebook, you'll need to have Ollama installed on your local machine and have its LLM hosting service running. To download Ollama, follow the instructions found on this page: https://ollama.com/download. After downloading and installing Ollama, you can start a service by opening a terminal and running the command ollama serve.

In [ ]:

from llm_agents_from_scratch.notebook_utils import make_llm

from llm_agents_from_scratch.notebook_utils import make_llm

Examples¶

Example 1: Manual Dispatch with UseSubAgentTool¶

Console logging is enabled below so you can watch the dispatched sub-agent run — its log lines are tagged [hailstone], distinguishing them from the coordinator's own logs in later examples.

In [2]:

import logging

from llm_agents_from_scratch import LLMAgentBuilder
from llm_agents_from_scratch.data_structures import ToolCall
from llm_agents_from_scratch.logger import enable_console_logging
from llm_agents_from_scratch.subagents import SubAgentSpec, UseSubAgentTool
from llm_agents_from_scratch.tools import SimpleFunctionTool

enable_console_logging(logging.INFO)

llm = make_llm()


def next_number(x: int) -> int:
    if x % 2 == 0:
        return x // 2
    return 3 * x + 1


next_number_tool = SimpleFunctionTool(func=next_number)

spec = SubAgentSpec(
    name="hailstone",
    description="Computes Hailstone sequences using next_number.",
    builder=LLMAgentBuilder(llm=llm, tools=[next_number_tool]),
    max_steps=20,
)
tool = UseSubAgentTool(subagents_registry={spec.name: spec})

tool_call = ToolCall(
    tool_name="from_scratch__use_subagent",
    arguments={
        "name": "hailstone",
        "task": (
            "Compute the full Hailstone sequence for 5 step by step "
            "using next_number, until you reach 1. Report how many "
            "steps it took."
        ),
    },
)
result = await tool(tool_call=tool_call)
print(result.content)

import logging from llm_agents_from_scratch import LLMAgentBuilder from llm_agents_from_scratch.data_structures import ToolCall from llm_agents_from_scratch.logger import enable_console_logging from llm_agents_from_scratch.subagents import SubAgentSpec, UseSubAgentTool from llm_agents_from_scratch.tools import SimpleFunctionTool enable_console_logging(logging.INFO) llm = make_llm() def next_number(x: int) -> int: if x % 2 == 0: return x // 2 return 3 * x + 1 next_number_tool = SimpleFunctionTool(func=next_number) spec = SubAgentSpec( name="hailstone", description="Computes Hailstone sequences using next_number.", builder=LLMAgentBuilder(llm=llm, tools=[next_number_tool]), max_steps=20, ) tool = UseSubAgentTool(subagents_registry={spec.name: spec}) tool_call = ToolCall( tool_name="from_scratch__use_subagent", arguments={ "name": "hailstone", "task": ( "Compute the full Hailstone sequence for 5 step by step " "using next_number, until you reach 1. Report how many " "steps it took." ), }, ) result = await tool(tool_call=tool_call) print(result.content)

[hailstone] INFO (llm_agents_fs.LLMAgent) :      🚀 Starting task: Compute the full Hailstone sequence for 5 step by step using next_number, until you reach 1. Report how many steps it took.
[hailstone] INFO (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ⚙️ Processing Step: Compute the full Hailstone sequence for 5 step by step using next_number, until you reach 1. Report how many steps it took.
[hailstone] INFO (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🛠️ Executing Tool Call: next_number
[hailstone] INFO (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Successful Tool Call: 16
[hailstone] INFO (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Step Result: I need to make the following tool-calls:
{
    "id_": "a5734e2c-a51c-48ea-bea0-47825f4a3cc2",
    "tool_name": "next_number",
    "argu...[TRUNCATED]
[hailstone] INFO (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🧠 New Step: Execute the tool call with id 'a5734e2c-a51c-48ea-bea0-47825f4a3cc2' using the next_number tool with argument x=16.
[hailstone] INFO (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ⚙️ Processing Step: Execute the tool call with id 'a5734e2c-a51c-48ea-bea0-47825f4a3cc2' using the next_number tool with argument x=16.
[hailstone] INFO (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🛠️ Executing Tool Call: next_number
[hailstone] INFO (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Successful Tool Call: 8
[hailstone] INFO (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Step Result: I need to make the following tool-calls:
{
    "id_": "5ecae314-a295-417e-96b7-17642a49be41",
    "tool_name": "next_number",
    "argu...[TRUNCATED]
[hailstone] INFO (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🧠 New Step: Execute the tool call with id '5ecae314-a295-417e-96b7-17642a49be41' using the next_number tool with argument x=8.
[hailstone] INFO (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ⚙️ Processing Step: Execute the tool call with id '5ecae314-a295-417e-96b7-17642a49be41' using the next_number tool with argument x=8.
[hailstone] INFO (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🛠️ Executing Tool Call: next_number
[hailstone] INFO (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Successful Tool Call: 4
[hailstone] INFO (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Step Result: I need to make the following tool-calls:
{
    "id_": "f5f729cc-2326-423d-b755-95722484298a",
    "tool_name": "next_number",
    "argu...[TRUNCATED]
[hailstone] INFO (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🧠 New Step: Execute the tool call with id 'f5f729cc-2326-423d-b755-95722484298a' using the next_number tool with argument x=4.
[hailstone] INFO (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ⚙️ Processing Step: Execute the tool call with id 'f5f729cc-2326-423d-b755-95722484298a' using the next_number tool with argument x=4.
[hailstone] INFO (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🛠️ Executing Tool Call: next_number
[hailstone] INFO (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Successful Tool Call: 2
[hailstone] INFO (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Step Result: I need to make the following tool-calls:
{
    "id_": "1fdc5c6d-66c8-4559-bb83-23f730f40e83",
    "tool_name": "next_number",
    "argu...[TRUNCATED]
[hailstone] INFO (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🧠 New Step: Execute the tool call with id '1fdc5c6d-66c8-4559-bb83-23f730f40e83' using the next_number tool with argument x=2.
[hailstone] INFO (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ⚙️ Processing Step: Execute the tool call with id '1fdc5c6d-66c8-4559-bb83-23f730f40e83' using the next_number tool with argument x=2.
[hailstone] INFO (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🛠️ Executing Tool Call: next_number
[hailstone] INFO (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Successful Tool Call: 1
[hailstone] INFO (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Step Result: The next number after 2 is 1. I've now reached 1, which means the Hailstone sequence is complete.

Let me trace through the full sequen...[TRUNCATED]
[hailstone] INFO (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      No new step required.
[hailstone] INFO (llm_agents_fs.LLMAgent) :      🏁 Task completed: The next number after 2 is 1. I've now reached 1, which means the Hailstone sequence is complete.

Let me trace through the full seq...[TRUNCATED]
The next number after 2 is 1. I've now reached 1, which means the Hailstone sequence is complete.

Let me trace through the full sequence:
- Start: 5
- Step 1: 5 → 16 (odd, so 3*5+1=16)
- Step 2: 16 → 8 (even, so 16/2=8)
- Step 3: 8 → 4 (even, so 8/2=4)
- Step 4: 4 → 2 (even, so 4/2=2)
- Step 5: 2 → 1 (even, so 2/2=1)

The full Hailstone sequence for 5 is: 5 → 16 → 8 → 4 → 2 → 1

It took **5 steps** to reach 1 from the starting number 5.

Example 2: Automatic Dispatch via the Coordinator¶

In [3]:

from llm_agents_from_scratch.data_structures import Task

# reuses `spec` from Example 1 -- the same hailstone SubAgentSpec, no
# changes needed. SubAgentSpec.builder builds a fresh LLMAgent per
# dispatch, so it's safe to reuse across coordinators.
hailstone_coordinator = await (
    LLMAgentBuilder().with_llm(llm).with_subagents([spec]).build()
)

task_hailstone = Task(
    instruction="Determine the Hailstone sequence for the number 5.",
)
result_hailstone = await hailstone_coordinator.run(task_hailstone)
print(result_hailstone.content)

from llm_agents_from_scratch.data_structures import Task # reuses `spec` from Example 1 -- the same hailstone SubAgentSpec, no # changes needed. SubAgentSpec.builder builds a fresh LLMAgent per # dispatch, so it's safe to reuse across coordinators. hailstone_coordinator = await ( LLMAgentBuilder().with_llm(llm).with_subagents([spec]).build() ) task_hailstone = Task( instruction="Determine the Hailstone sequence for the number 5.", ) result_hailstone = await hailstone_coordinator.run(task_hailstone) print(result_hailstone.content)

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.LLMAgent) :      🚀 Starting task: Determine the Hailstone sequence for the number 5.

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ⚙️ Processing Step: Determine the Hailstone sequence for the number 5.

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Step Result: I need to dispatch the task to the hailstone subagent with the instruction to determine the Hailstone sequence for the number 5.

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🧠 New Step: Dispatch the task to the hailstone subagent with the instruction to determine the Hailstone sequence for the number 5.

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ⚙️ Processing Step: Dispatch the task to the hailstone subagent with the instruction to determine the Hailstone sequence for the number 5.

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🛠️ Executing Tool Call: from_scratch__use_subagent

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.LLMAgent) :      🚀 Starting task: Determine the Hailstone sequence for the number 5.

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ⚙️ Processing Step: Determine the Hailstone sequence for the number 5.

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Step Result: I need to call the stop-at-one skill with the starting number 5.

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🧠 New Step: Call the stop-at-one skill with the starting number 5.

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ⚙️ Processing Step: Call the stop-at-one skill with the starting number 5.

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Step Result: 

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🧠 New Step: Call the stop-at-one skill with the starting number 5.

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ⚙️ Processing Step: Call the stop-at-one skill with the starting number 5.

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🛠️ Executing Tool Call: from_scratch__use_skill

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Successful Tool Call: <skill_content name="stop-at-one">
# Stop At One

Compute a full sequence from a starting number down to 1
using the `next_num...[TRUNCATED]

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Step Result: I need to call the next_number tool with the starting number 5.

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🧠 New Step: Call the next_number tool with the starting number 5.

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ⚙️ Processing Step: Call the next_number tool with the starting number 5.

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🛠️ Executing Tool Call: next_number

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Successful Tool Call: 16

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Step Result: The next number in the sequence after 5 is 16. I will now continue the process to generate the full Hailstone sequence for the number 5...[TRUNCATED]

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🧠 New Step: Continue generating the Hailstone sequence by calling the next_number tool with the current number 16.

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ⚙️ Processing Step: Continue generating the Hailstone sequence by calling the next_number tool with the current number 16.

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Step Result: I need to call the next_number tool with the current number 16.

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🧠 New Step: I need to call the next_number tool with the current number 16.

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ⚙️ Processing Step: I need to call the next_number tool with the current number 16.

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🛠️ Executing Tool Call: next_number

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Successful Tool Call: 8

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Step Result: The next number in the sequence after 16 is 8. I will continue the process to generate the full Hailstone sequence for the number 5.

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🧠 New Step: Call the next_number tool with the current number 8.

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ⚙️ Processing Step: Call the next_number tool with the current number 8.

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🛠️ Executing Tool Call: next_number

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Successful Tool Call: 4

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Step Result: The next number in the sequence after 8 is 4. I will continue the process to generate the full Hailstone sequence for the number 5.

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🧠 New Step: Call the next_number tool with the current number 4.

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ⚙️ Processing Step: Call the next_number tool with the current number 4.

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Step Result: I need to make the following tool call(s):

{
    "id_": "e57e3a6f-815d-4a6f-8a6d-51f35c6b5d0f",
    "tool_name": "next_number",
    "a...[TRUNCATED]

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🧠 New Step: Call the next_number tool with the current number 4.

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ⚙️ Processing Step: Call the next_number tool with the current number 4.

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🛠️ Executing Tool Call: next_number

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Successful Tool Call: 2

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Step Result: The next number in the sequence after 4 is 2. I will continue the process to generate the full Hailstone sequence for the number 5.

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🧠 New Step: Call the next_number tool with the current number 2.

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ⚙️ Processing Step: Call the next_number tool with the current number 2.

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🛠️ Executing Tool Call: next_number

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Successful Tool Call: 1

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Step Result: The next number in the sequence after 2 is 1. The Hailstone sequence for the number 5 is now complete. The sequence is:

5 → 16 → 8 → 4...[TRUNCATED]

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      No new step required.

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.LLMAgent) :      🏁 Task completed: The next number in the sequence after 2 is 1. The Hailstone sequence for the number 5 is now complete. The sequence is:

5 → 16 → 8 ...[TRUNCATED]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Successful Tool Call: The next number in the sequence after 2 is 1. The Hailstone sequence for the number 5 is now complete. The sequence is:

5 → 1...[TRUNCATED]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Step Result: The Hailstone sequence for the number 5 has been successfully determined. Here is the sequence:

**Sequence:** 5 → 16 → 8 → 4 → 2 → 1  ...[TRUNCATED]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      No new step required.

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.LLMAgent) :      🏁 Task completed: The Hailstone sequence for the number 5 has been successfully determined. Here is the sequence:

**Sequence:** 5 → 16 → 8 → 4 → 2 → ...[TRUNCATED]

The Hailstone sequence for the number 5 has been successfully determined. Here is the sequence:

**Sequence:** 5 → 16 → 8 → 4 → 2 → 1  
**Starting number:** 5  
**Total steps taken:** 5  
**Maximum value reached:** 16  

Let me know if you'd like to explore further!

Example 3: HITL on the Coordinator¶

In [4]:

from llm_agents_from_scratch import LLMAgent
from llm_agents_from_scratch.tools.default import SharedConsoleHumanInputTool

# both subagents here do simple, tightly-scoped work, so a small
# local model is plenty
slm = make_llm(role="small")

# two subagents, each with its own SharedConsoleHumanInputTool instance
# -- but the lock is a CLASS-level asyncio.Lock, so both instances
# share it. Dispatched concurrently, their prompts serialize instead
# of racing for stdin.
hailstone_input_tool = SharedConsoleHumanInputTool(agent_name="hailstone")
hailstone_spec = SubAgentSpec(
    name="hailstone",
    description=(
        "Asks the human operator for a starting number, then computes "
        "its Hailstone sequence."
    ),
    builder=LLMAgentBuilder(
        llm=slm,
        tools=[next_number_tool, hailstone_input_tool],
    ),
    max_steps=20,
)

greeter_input_tool = SharedConsoleHumanInputTool(agent_name="greeter")
greeter_spec = SubAgentSpec(
    name="greeter",
    description="Asks the human operator for their name, then greets them.",
    builder=LLMAgentBuilder(llm=slm, tools=[greeter_input_tool]),
    max_steps=5,
)

# the builder's only async work is MCP tool discovery, and this
# coordinator has no MCP providers, so construct the LLMAgent directly.
# The subagent specs above still use builders: SubAgentSpec.builder is a
# recipe, rebuilt fresh on every dispatch.
hitl_coordinator = LLMAgent(
    llm=llm,
    subagents=[hailstone_spec, greeter_spec],
)

task_hitl = Task(
    instruction=(
        "Dispatch both the hailstone and greeter subagents in the same "
        "response so they run concurrently. hailstone should ask the "
        "human for a starting number, then compute its Hailstone "
        "sequence. greeter should ask the human for their name, then "
        "return a friendly greeting. Report both results."
    ),
)
# watch the console: the two prompts complete one at a time, never
# interleaved, thanks to SharedConsoleHumanInputTool's shared lock.
result_hitl = await hitl_coordinator.run(task_hitl)
print(result_hitl.content)

from llm_agents_from_scratch import LLMAgent from llm_agents_from_scratch.tools.default import SharedConsoleHumanInputTool # both subagents here do simple, tightly-scoped work, so a small # local model is plenty slm = make_llm(role="small") # two subagents, each with its own SharedConsoleHumanInputTool instance # -- but the lock is a CLASS-level asyncio.Lock, so both instances # share it. Dispatched concurrently, their prompts serialize instead # of racing for stdin. hailstone_input_tool = SharedConsoleHumanInputTool(agent_name="hailstone") hailstone_spec = SubAgentSpec( name="hailstone", description=( "Asks the human operator for a starting number, then computes " "its Hailstone sequence." ), builder=LLMAgentBuilder( llm=slm, tools=[next_number_tool, hailstone_input_tool], ), max_steps=20, ) greeter_input_tool = SharedConsoleHumanInputTool(agent_name="greeter") greeter_spec = SubAgentSpec( name="greeter", description="Asks the human operator for their name, then greets them.", builder=LLMAgentBuilder(llm=slm, tools=[greeter_input_tool]), max_steps=5, ) # the builder's only async work is MCP tool discovery, and this # coordinator has no MCP providers, so construct the LLMAgent directly. # The subagent specs above still use builders: SubAgentSpec.builder is a # recipe, rebuilt fresh on every dispatch. hitl_coordinator = LLMAgent( llm=llm, subagents=[hailstone_spec, greeter_spec], ) task_hitl = Task( instruction=( "Dispatch both the hailstone and greeter subagents in the same " "response so they run concurrently. hailstone should ask the " "human for a starting number, then compute its Hailstone " "sequence. greeter should ask the human for their name, then " "return a friendly greeting. Report both results." ), ) # watch the console: the two prompts complete one at a time, never # interleaved, thanks to SharedConsoleHumanInputTool's shared lock. result_hitl = await hitl_coordinator.run(task_hitl) print(result_hitl.content)

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.LLMAgent) :      🚀 Starting task: Dispatch both the hailstone and greeter subagents in the same response so they run concurrently. hailstone should ask the human for a...[TRUNCATED]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ⚙️ Processing Step: Dispatch both the hailstone and greeter subagents in the same response so they run concurrently. hailstone should ask the human fo...[TRUNCATED]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🛠️ Executing Tool Call: from_scratch__use_subagent

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🛠️ Executing Tool Call: from_scratch__use_subagent

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.LLMAgent) :      🚀 Starting task: Ask the human for a starting number, then compute its Hailstone sequence.

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ⚙️ Processing Step: Ask the human for a starting number, then compute its Hailstone sequence.

[greeter]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.LLMAgent) :      🚀 Starting task: Ask the human for their name, then return a friendly greeting.

[greeter]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ⚙️ Processing Step: Ask the human for their name, then return a friendly greeting.

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Step Result: I need to call the from_scratch__human_input tool to ask the human for a starting number. Once I have that, I can use the stop-at-one s...[TRUNCATED]

[greeter]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🛠️ Executing Tool Call: from_scratch__human_input

╭───────────────────────────────────────────── Human Input — greeter ─────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ What is your name?                                                                                              │
╰─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯

>: 

[greeter]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Successful Tool Call: Andrei

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🧠 New Step: 

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ⚙️ Processing Step: 

[greeter]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Step Result: I now know the human's name is Andrei. I will return a friendly greeting using that information.

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Step Result: I need to call the from_scratch__human_input tool to ask the human for a starting number. Once I have that, I can use the stop-at-one s...[TRUNCATED]

[greeter]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      No new step required.

[greeter]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.LLMAgent) :      🏁 Task completed: I now know the human's name is Andrei. I will return a friendly greeting using that information.

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Successful Tool Call: I now know the human's name is Andrei. I will return a friendly greeting using that information.

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🧠 New Step: 

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ⚙️ Processing Step: 

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Step Result: I need to call the from_scratch__human_input tool to ask the human for a starting number. Once I have that, I can use the stop-at-one s...[TRUNCATED]

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🧠 New Step: 

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ⚙️ Processing Step: 

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Step Result: I need to call the from_scratch__human_input tool to ask the human for a starting number. Once I have that, I can use the stop-at-one s...[TRUNCATED]

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🧠 New Step: 

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ⚙️ Processing Step: 

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Step Result: I need to call the from_scratch__human_input tool to ask the human for a starting number. Once I have that, I can use the stop-at-one s...[TRUNCATED]

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🧠 New Step: 

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ⚙️ Processing Step: 

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Step Result: I need to call the from_scratch__human_input tool to ask the human for a starting number. Once I have that, I can use the stop-at-one s...[TRUNCATED]

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🧠 New Step: 

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ⚙️ Processing Step: 

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Step Result: I need to call the from_scratch__human_input tool to ask the human for a starting number. Once I have that, I can use the stop-at-one s...[TRUNCATED]

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🧠 New Step: 

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ⚙️ Processing Step: 

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Step Result: I need to call the from_scratch__human_input tool to ask the human for a starting number. Once I have that, I can use the stop-at-one s...[TRUNCATED]

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🧠 New Step: 

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ⚙️ Processing Step: 

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Step Result: I need to call the from_scratch__human_input tool to ask the human for a starting number. Once I have that, I can use the stop-at-one s...[TRUNCATED]

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🧠 New Step: I need to call the from_scratch__human_input tool to ask the human for a starting number.

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ⚙️ Processing Step: I need to call the from_scratch__human_input tool to ask the human for a starting number.

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🛠️ Executing Tool Call: from_scratch__human_input

╭──────────────────────────────────────────── Human Input — hailstone ────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ Please provide a starting number for the Hailstone sequence.                                                    │
╰─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯

>: 

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Successful Tool Call: 4

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Step Result: The human provided the starting number as 4. Now I will use the `stop-at-one` skill to compute the Hailstone sequence for this number. ...[TRUNCATED]

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🧠 New Step: 

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ⚙️ Processing Step: 

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🛠️ Executing Tool Call: from_scratch__use_skill

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Successful Tool Call: <skill_content name="stop-at-one">
# Stop At One

Compute a full sequence from a starting number down to 1
using the `next_num...[TRUNCATED]

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Step Result: The `stop-at-one` skill has been successfully activated. Now, I will use it to compute the Hailstone sequence for the starting number *...[TRUNCATED]

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🧠 New Step: 

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ⚙️ Processing Step: 

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🛠️ Executing Tool Call: next_number

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Successful Tool Call: 2

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Step Result: The result of the first tool call is **2**. I will now append this value to the sequence and continue the computation by calling the `n...[TRUNCATED]

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🧠 New Step: 

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ⚙️ Processing Step: 

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🛠️ Executing Tool Call: next_number

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Successful Tool Call: 1

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Step Result: The result of the second tool call is **1**. Since the value has reached **1**, the computation for the Hailstone sequence is now compl...[TRUNCATED]

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      No new step required.

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.LLMAgent) :      🏁 Task completed: The result of the second tool call is **1**. Since the value has reached **1**, the computation for the Hailstone sequence is now co...[TRUNCATED]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Successful Tool Call: The result of the second tool call is **1**. Since the value has reached **1**, the computation for the Hailstone sequence is ...[TRUNCATED]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Step Result: Both subagents have completed their tasks. Let me summarize the results:

**Hailstone Subagent Results:**
- Starting number: 4
- Hailst...[TRUNCATED]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      No new step required.

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.LLMAgent) :      🏁 Task completed: Both subagents have completed their tasks. Let me summarize the results:

**Hailstone Subagent Results:**
- Starting number: 4
- Hai...[TRUNCATED]

Both subagents have completed their tasks. Let me summarize the results:

**Hailstone Subagent Results:**
- Starting number: 4
- Hailstone sequence: 4 → 2 → 1
- Total steps: 2
- Maximum value reached: 4

**Greeter Subagent Results:**
- The human's name is Andrei
- A friendly greeting was returned using that name

Both subagents ran concurrently and completed successfully. The hailstone sequence for starting number 4 reached 1 in just 2 steps, and the greeter learned the user's name is Andrei and provided a friendly greeting.

Example 4: Router/Triage¶

In [5]:

from llm_agents_from_scratch import LLMAgent
from llm_agents_from_scratch.data_structures import Task
from llm_agents_from_scratch.subagents.recipes import explore_subagent, general_subagent

coordinator = LLMAgent(
    llm=llm,  # the bigger model from Example 1
    subagents=[general_subagent(llm), explore_subagent(llm)],
)

# a lookup task — should route to explore (reads hailstone_known_sequences.json)
task_lookup = Task(
    instruction=(
        "Look up the Hailstone sequence for 6 in "
        "hailstone_known_sequences.json and report it."
    ),
)
result_lookup = await coordinator.run(task_lookup)
print(result_lookup.content)

from llm_agents_from_scratch import LLMAgent from llm_agents_from_scratch.data_structures import Task from llm_agents_from_scratch.subagents.recipes import explore_subagent, general_subagent coordinator = LLMAgent( llm=llm, # the bigger model from Example 1 subagents=[general_subagent(llm), explore_subagent(llm)], ) # a lookup task — should route to explore (reads hailstone_known_sequences.json) task_lookup = Task( instruction=( "Look up the Hailstone sequence for 6 in " "hailstone_known_sequences.json and report it." ), ) result_lookup = await coordinator.run(task_lookup) print(result_lookup.content)

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.LLMAgent) :      🚀 Starting task: Look up the Hailstone sequence for 6 in hailstone_known_sequences.json and report it.

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ⚙️ Processing Step: Look up the Hailstone sequence for 6 in hailstone_known_sequences.json and report it.

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🛠️ Executing Tool Call: from_scratch__use_subagent

[explore]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.LLMAgent) :      🚀 Starting task: Find and read the file hailstone_known_sequences.json, then report the Hailstone sequence for the number 6.

[explore]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ⚙️ Processing Step: Find and read the file hailstone_known_sequences.json, then report the Hailstone sequence for the number 6.

[explore]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🛠️ Executing Tool Call: from_scratch__read_file

[explore]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Successful Tool Call: {
  "6": {"sequence": [6, 3, 10, 5, 16, 8, 4, 2, 1], "steps": 8},
  "12": {"sequence": [12, 6, 3, 10, 5, 16, 8, 4, 2, 1], "ste...[TRUNCATED]

[explore]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Step Result: I found and read the file `hailstone_known_sequences.json`. The file contains Hailstone sequences for numbers 6 and 12.

For the number...[TRUNCATED]

[explore]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      No new step required.

[explore]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.LLMAgent) :      🏁 Task completed: I found and read the file `hailstone_known_sequences.json`. The file contains Hailstone sequences for numbers 6 and 12.

For the num...[TRUNCATED]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Successful Tool Call: I found and read the file `hailstone_known_sequences.json`. The file contains Hailstone sequences for numbers 6 and 12.

For t...[TRUNCATED]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Step Result: The Hailstone sequence for 6, as found in `hailstone_known_sequences.json`, is:

**[6, 3, 10, 5, 16, 8, 4, 2, 1]**

This sequence takes...[TRUNCATED]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      No new step required.

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.LLMAgent) :      🏁 Task completed: The Hailstone sequence for 6, as found in `hailstone_known_sequences.json`, is:

**[6, 3, 10, 5, 16, 8, 4, 2, 1]**

This sequence ta...[TRUNCATED]

The Hailstone sequence for 6, as found in `hailstone_known_sequences.json`, is:

**[6, 3, 10, 5, 16, 8, 4, 2, 1]**

This sequence takes 8 steps to reach 1 from the starting number 6.

Example 5: Parallel Fan-Out¶

In [6]:

task_fanout = Task(
    instruction=(
        "Dispatch three sub-agent calls in the same response so they run "
        "concurrently: use general to compute the Hailstone sequence for "
        "4, use general to compute it for 8, and use explore to look up "
        "the sequence for 12 in hailstone_known_sequences.json. Report "
        "which of the three starting numbers took the most steps."
    ),
)
# gather() runs the three dispatches concurrently, but wall-clock
# speedup isn't guaranteed: a single local Ollama instance queues
# concurrent requests to the *same* model unless OLLAMA_NUM_PARALLEL is
# raised. Cloud models parallelize for free.
result_fanout = await coordinator.run(task_fanout)
print(result_fanout.content)

task_fanout = Task( instruction=( "Dispatch three sub-agent calls in the same response so they run " "concurrently: use general to compute the Hailstone sequence for " "4, use general to compute it for 8, and use explore to look up " "the sequence for 12 in hailstone_known_sequences.json. Report " "which of the three starting numbers took the most steps." ), ) # gather() runs the three dispatches concurrently, but wall-clock # speedup isn't guaranteed: a single local Ollama instance queues # concurrent requests to the *same* model unless OLLAMA_NUM_PARALLEL is # raised. Cloud models parallelize for free. result_fanout = await coordinator.run(task_fanout) print(result_fanout.content)

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.LLMAgent) :      🚀 Starting task: Dispatch three sub-agent calls in the same response so they run concurrently: use general to compute the Hailstone sequence for 4, us...[TRUNCATED]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ⚙️ Processing Step: Dispatch three sub-agent calls in the same response so they run concurrently: use general to compute the Hailstone sequence for 4,...[TRUNCATED]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🛠️ Executing Tool Call: from_scratch__use_subagent

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🛠️ Executing Tool Call: from_scratch__use_subagent

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🛠️ Executing Tool Call: from_scratch__use_subagent

[general]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.LLMAgent) :      🚀 Starting task: Compute the Hailstone sequence for starting number 4. The Hailstone sequence (also called Collatz sequence) is generated by: if the n...[TRUNCATED]

[general]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ⚙️ Processing Step: Compute the Hailstone sequence for starting number 4. The Hailstone sequence (also called Collatz sequence) is generated by: if th...[TRUNCATED]

[general]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.LLMAgent) :      🚀 Starting task: Compute the Hailstone sequence for starting number 8. The Hailstone sequence (also called Collatz sequence) is generated by: if the n...[TRUNCATED]

[general]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ⚙️ Processing Step: Compute the Hailstone sequence for starting number 8. The Hailstone sequence (also called Collatz sequence) is generated by: if th...[TRUNCATED]

[explore]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.LLMAgent) :      🚀 Starting task: Look up the Hailstone sequence for starting number 12 in the file hailstone_known_sequences.json. Find the entry for 12 and report th...[TRUNCATED]

[explore]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ⚙️ Processing Step: Look up the Hailstone sequence for starting number 12 in the file hailstone_known_sequences.json. Find the entry for 12 and report...[TRUNCATED]

[explore]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🛠️ Executing Tool Call: from_scratch__read_file

[explore]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Successful Tool Call: {
  "6": {"sequence": [6, 3, 10, 5, 16, 8, 4, 2, 1], "steps": 8},
  "12": {"sequence": [12, 6, 3, 10, 5, 16, 8, 4, 2, 1], "ste...[TRUNCATED]

[general]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🛠️ Executing Tool Call: from_scratch__use_skill

[general]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Successful Tool Call: <skill_content name="stop-at-one">
# Stop At One

Compute a full sequence from a starting number down to 1
using the `next_num...[TRUNCATED]

[explore]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Step Result: I found the entry for starting number 12 in the file. Let me report the results:

**For starting number 12:**
- **Sequence:** [12, 6, 3...[TRUNCATED]

[explore]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      No new step required.

[explore]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.LLMAgent) :      🏁 Task completed: I found the entry for starting number 12 in the file. Let me report the results:

**For starting number 12:**
- **Sequence:** [12, 6...[TRUNCATED]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Successful Tool Call: I found the entry for starting number 12 in the file. Let me report the results:

**For starting number 12:**
- **Sequence:** ...[TRUNCATED]

[general]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Step Result: I see the skill description. It requires me to use a `next_number` tool to compute each step. However, I notice that the skill expects ...[TRUNCATED]

[general]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      No new step required.

[general]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.LLMAgent) :      🏁 Task completed: I see the skill description. It requires me to use a `next_number` tool to compute each step. However, I notice that the skill expec...[TRUNCATED]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Successful Tool Call: I see the skill description. It requires me to use a `next_number` tool to compute each step. However, I notice that the skill...[TRUNCATED]

[general]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Step Result: I need to compute the Hailstone sequence starting from 8. Let me work through this step by step.

The rules are:
- If the number is eve...[TRUNCATED]

[general]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      No new step required.

[general]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.LLMAgent) :      🏁 Task completed: I need to compute the Hailstone sequence starting from 8. Let me work through this step by step.

The rules are:
- If the number is ...[TRUNCATED]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Successful Tool Call: I need to compute the Hailstone sequence starting from 8. Let me work through this step by step.

The rules are:
- If the numb...[TRUNCATED]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Step Result: All three sub-agent calls completed successfully. Let me summarize the results:

1. **Starting number 4:** Sequence is 4 → 2 → 1, took ...[TRUNCATED]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      No new step required.

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.LLMAgent) :      🏁 Task completed: All three sub-agent calls completed successfully. Let me summarize the results:

1. **Starting number 4:** Sequence is 4 → 2 → 1, to...[TRUNCATED]

All three sub-agent calls completed successfully. Let me summarize the results:

1. **Starting number 4:** Sequence is 4 → 2 → 1, took **2 steps**
2. **Starting number 8:** Sequence is 8 → 4 → 2 → 1, took **3 steps**
3. **Starting number 12:** Sequence is 12 → 6 → 3 → 10 → 5 → 16 → 8 → 4 → 2 → 1, took **9 steps**

Comparing the step counts:
- 4: 2 steps
- 8: 3 steps
- 12: 9 steps

**The starting number 12 took the most steps (9 steps)** to reach 1.

Example 6: Chaining¶

In [7]:

coordinator.subagents_registry[spec.name] = spec

chain_task = Task(
    instruction=(
        "Ask explore to read hailstone_known_sequences.json and report "
        "its contents. Compare the recorded step counts yourself and "
        "take the starting number with the most steps. Then ask "
        "hailstone to compute the full Hailstone sequence for double "
        "that number. Report the sequence and whether it took more "
        "steps than the recorded entry."
    ),
)
chain_handler = coordinator.run(chain_task, max_steps=10)
chain_result = await chain_handler
print(chain_result.content)

coordinator.subagents_registry[spec.name] = spec chain_task = Task( instruction=( "Ask explore to read hailstone_known_sequences.json and report " "its contents. Compare the recorded step counts yourself and " "take the starting number with the most steps. Then ask " "hailstone to compute the full Hailstone sequence for double " "that number. Report the sequence and whether it took more " "steps than the recorded entry." ), ) chain_handler = coordinator.run(chain_task, max_steps=10) chain_result = await chain_handler print(chain_result.content)

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.LLMAgent) :      🚀 Starting task: Ask explore to read hailstone_known_sequences.json and report its contents. Compare the recorded step counts yourself and take the st...[TRUNCATED]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ⚙️ Processing Step: Ask explore to read hailstone_known_sequences.json and report its contents. Compare the recorded step counts yourself and take the...[TRUNCATED]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🛠️ Executing Tool Call: from_scratch__use_subagent

[explore]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.LLMAgent) :      🚀 Starting task: Read hailstone_known_sequences.json and report its full contents

[explore]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ⚙️ Processing Step: Read hailstone_known_sequences.json and report its full contents

[explore]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🛠️ Executing Tool Call: from_scratch__read_file

[explore]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Successful Tool Call: {
  "6": {"sequence": [6, 3, 10, 5, 16, 8, 4, 2, 1], "steps": 8},
  "12": {"sequence": [12, 6, 3, 10, 5, 16, 8, 4, 2, 1], "ste...[TRUNCATED]

[explore]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Step Result: I've successfully read the file `hailstone_known_sequences.json`. Here are its full contents:

```json
{
  "6": {"sequence": [6, 3, 10,...[TRUNCATED]

[explore]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      No new step required.

[explore]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.LLMAgent) :      🏁 Task completed: I've successfully read the file `hailstone_known_sequences.json`. Here are its full contents:

```json
{
  "6": {"sequence": [6, 3, ...[TRUNCATED]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Successful Tool Call: I've successfully read the file `hailstone_known_sequences.json`. Here are its full contents:

```json
{
  "6": {"sequence": [...[TRUNCATED]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Step Result: I need to make the following tool-calls:
{
    "id_": "3299f6cf-6d0b-42fa-af34-87e2a57fb114",
    "tool_name": "from_scratch__use_subag...[TRUNCATED]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🧠 New Step: Execute the tool call to ask the 'hailstone' subagent to compute the full Hailstone sequence for starting number 24.

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ⚙️ Processing Step: Execute the tool call to ask the 'hailstone' subagent to compute the full Hailstone sequence for starting number 24.

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🛠️ Executing Tool Call: from_scratch__use_subagent

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.LLMAgent) :      🚀 Starting task: Compute the full Hailstone sequence for starting number 24

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ⚙️ Processing Step: Compute the full Hailstone sequence for starting number 24

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🛠️ Executing Tool Call: from_scratch__use_skill

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Successful Tool Call: <skill_content name="stop-at-one">
# Stop At One

Compute a full sequence from a starting number down to 1
using the `next_num...[TRUNCATED]

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Step Result: I need to make the following tool-calls:
{
    "id_": "165db58f-7dbd-4339-87e3-75d13089de7b",
    "tool_name": "next_number",
    "argu...[TRUNCATED]

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🧠 New Step: Execute the tool call to compute the next number in the Hailstone sequence for x=24.

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ⚙️ Processing Step: Execute the tool call to compute the next number in the Hailstone sequence for x=24.

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🛠️ Executing Tool Call: next_number

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Successful Tool Call: 12

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Step Result: I need to make the following tool-calls:
{
    "id_": "4f752b20-324e-4346-a25d-a4a9e8311690",
    "tool_name": "next_number",
    "argu...[TRUNCATED]

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🧠 New Step: Execute the tool call to compute the next number in the Hailstone sequence for x=12.

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ⚙️ Processing Step: Execute the tool call to compute the next number in the Hailstone sequence for x=12.

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🛠️ Executing Tool Call: next_number

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Successful Tool Call: 6

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Step Result: I need to make the following tool-calls:
{
    "id_": "1e50146f-9474-4cbd-bfd7-aa9d18d8cd62",
    "tool_name": "next_number",
    "argu...[TRUNCATED]

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🧠 New Step: Execute the tool call to compute the next number in the Hailstone sequence for x=6.

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ⚙️ Processing Step: Execute the tool call to compute the next number in the Hailstone sequence for x=6.

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🛠️ Executing Tool Call: next_number

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Successful Tool Call: 3

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Step Result: I need to make the following tool-calls:
{
    "id_": "bdfeab70-34b8-4e7d-990a-09cd95a0f799",
    "tool_name": "next_number",
    "argu...[TRUNCATED]

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🧠 New Step: Execute the tool call to compute the next number in the Hailstone sequence for x=3.

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ⚙️ Processing Step: Execute the tool call to compute the next number in the Hailstone sequence for x=3.

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🛠️ Executing Tool Call: next_number

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Successful Tool Call: 10

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Step Result: I need to make the following tool-calls:
{
    "id_": "b3dbbf09-645d-4483-a7ab-bbef87f3569f",
    "tool_name": "next_number",
    "argu...[TRUNCATED]

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🧠 New Step: Execute the tool call to compute the next number in the Hailstone sequence for x=10.

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ⚙️ Processing Step: Execute the tool call to compute the next number in the Hailstone sequence for x=10.

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🛠️ Executing Tool Call: next_number

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Successful Tool Call: 5

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Step Result: I need to make the following tool-calls:
{
    "id_": "7ac1bc96-559b-47b2-9a1f-b451d330d62d",
    "tool_name": "next_number",
    "argu...[TRUNCATED]

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🧠 New Step: Execute the tool call to compute the next number in the Hailstone sequence for x=5.

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ⚙️ Processing Step: Execute the tool call to compute the next number in the Hailstone sequence for x=5.

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🛠️ Executing Tool Call: next_number

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Successful Tool Call: 16

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Step Result: I need to make the following tool-calls:
{
    "id_": "152bfd94-78ab-42ae-92de-7705e8731b1d",
    "tool_name": "next_number",
    "argu...[TRUNCATED]

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🧠 New Step: Execute the tool call to compute the next number in the Hailstone sequence for x=16.

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ⚙️ Processing Step: Execute the tool call to compute the next number in the Hailstone sequence for x=16.

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🛠️ Executing Tool Call: next_number

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Successful Tool Call: 8

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Step Result: I need to make the following tool-calls:
{
    "id_": "588b601a-a0d1-4a2c-9ee1-0d2faaa972c6",
    "tool_name": "next_number",
    "argu...[TRUNCATED]

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🧠 New Step: Execute the tool call to compute the next number in the Hailstone sequence for x=8.

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ⚙️ Processing Step: Execute the tool call to compute the next number in the Hailstone sequence for x=8.

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🛠️ Executing Tool Call: next_number

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Successful Tool Call: 4

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Step Result: I need to make the following tool-calls:
{
    "id_": "6ad921cd-8df1-4041-b7ba-ad0ec21bab30",
    "tool_name": "next_number",
    "argu...[TRUNCATED]

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🧠 New Step: Execute the tool call to compute the next number in the Hailstone sequence for x=4.

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ⚙️ Processing Step: Execute the tool call to compute the next number in the Hailstone sequence for x=4.

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🛠️ Executing Tool Call: next_number

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Successful Tool Call: 2

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Step Result: I need to make the following tool-calls:
{
    "id_": "d2b8d5c8-d081-473a-9942-2e245ed34e56",
    "tool_name": "next_number",
    "argu...[TRUNCATED]

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🧠 New Step: Execute the tool call to compute the next number in the Hailstone sequence for x=2.

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ⚙️ Processing Step: Execute the tool call to compute the next number in the Hailstone sequence for x=2.

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      🛠️ Executing Tool Call: next_number

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Successful Tool Call: 1

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Step Result: The tool returned 1, which means we've reached the end of the Hailstone sequence. Let me compile the complete sequence and report the r...[TRUNCATED]

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      No new step required.

[hailstone]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.LLMAgent) :      🏁 Task completed: The tool returned 1, which means we've reached the end of the Hailstone sequence. Let me compile the complete sequence and report th...[TRUNCATED]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Successful Tool Call: The tool returned 1, which means we've reached the end of the Hailstone sequence. Let me compile the complete sequence and rep...[TRUNCATED]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      ✅ Step Result: Now I have all the information I need to complete the task. Let me analyze and report:

**From the JSON file:**
- Starting number 6: 8 ...[TRUNCATED]

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.TaskHandler) :      No new step required.

INFO

 (llm_agents_fs.LLMAgent) :      🏁 Task completed: Now I have all the information I need to complete the task. Let me analyze and report:

**From the JSON file:**
- Starting number 6:...[TRUNCATED]

Now I have all the information I need to complete the task. Let me analyze and report:

**From the JSON file:**
- Starting number 6: 8 steps
- Starting number 12: 9 steps (most steps)

The starting number with the most steps was **12** with 9 steps.

**Double that number:** 12 × 2 = **24**

**Hailstone sequence for 24:**
- Sequence: [24, 12, 6, 3, 10, 5, 16, 8, 4, 2, 1]
- Steps taken: 10

**Comparison:**
- Recorded entry for 12: 9 steps
- New sequence for 24: 10 steps

**Result:** Yes, the sequence for 24 took **more steps** (10) than the recorded entry for 12 (9 steps).

chain_handler.rollout is what shows this really was a chain. explore reports what the file contains, then the coordinator picks the entry with the most steps, doubles it, and writes the result into hailstone's dispatch instruction. That second dispatch could not have been issued until the first one answered, and the number in it appears nowhere in the original task. The coordinator does not just relay a value here, it transforms one.

The doubling also gives us a free correctness check. Any even number 2n steps straight down to n, so a doubled starting number always takes exactly one more step than the original.

In [8]:

print(chain_handler.rollout)

print(chain_handler.rollout)

=== Task Step Start ===

💬 assistant: My current instruction is 'Ask explore to read hailstone_known_sequences.json and report its contents. Compare the recorded step counts yourself and take the starting number with the most steps. Then ask hailstone to compute the full Hailstone sequence for double that number. Report the sequence and whether it took more steps than the recorded entry.'

💬 assistant: I need to make the following tool call(s):

{
    "id_": "f9a52311-7f5d-43a4-9cbb-a286e02b0f96",
    "tool_name": "from_scratch__use_subagent",
    "arguments": {
        "name": "explore",
        "task": "Read hailstone_known_sequences.json and report its full contents"
    }
}.

🔧 tool: {
    "tool_call_id": "f9a52311-7f5d-43a4-9cbb-a286e02b0f96",
    "content": "I've successfully read the file `hailstone_known_sequences.json`. Here are its full contents:\n\n```json\n{\n  \"6\": {\"sequence\": [6, 3, 10, 5, 16, 8, 4, 2, 1], \"steps\": 8},\n  \"12\": {\"sequence\": [12, 6, 3, 10, 5, 16, 8, 4, 2, 1], \"steps\": 9}\n}\n```\n\nThe file contains hailstone sequences (also known as Collatz sequences) for two starting numbers:\n- Starting with **6**: The sequence is [6, 3, 10, 5, 16, 8, 4, 2, 1] and takes 8 steps to reach 1\n- Starting with **12**: The sequence is [12, 6, 3, 10, 5, 16, 8, 4, 2, 1] and takes 9 steps to reach 1",
    "error": false
}

💬 assistant: I need to make the following tool call(s):

{
    "id_": "3299f6cf-6d0b-42fa-af34-87e2a57fb114",
    "tool_name": "from_scratch__use_subagent",
    "arguments": {
        "name": "hailstone",
        "task": "Compute the full Hailstone sequence for starting number 24"
    }
}.

=== Task Step End ===

=== Task Step Start ===

💬 assistant: My current instruction is 'Execute the tool call to ask the 'hailstone' subagent to compute the full Hailstone sequence for starting number 24.'

💬 assistant: I need to make the following tool call(s):

{
    "id_": "cc656931-f510-47bb-bd55-3254c0b9f580",
    "tool_name": "from_scratch__use_subagent",
    "arguments": {
        "name": "hailstone",
        "task": "Compute the full Hailstone sequence for starting number 24"
    }
}.

🔧 tool: {
    "tool_call_id": "cc656931-f510-47bb-bd55-3254c0b9f580",
    "content": "The tool returned 1, which means we've reached the end of the Hailstone sequence. Let me compile the complete sequence and report the results.\n\nStarting from 24, the full Hailstone sequence is:\n24 → 12 → 6 → 3 → 10 → 5 → 16 → 8 → 4 → 2 → 1\n\n**Summary:**\n- **Starting number:** 24\n- **Total steps taken:** 10 (number of tool calls made)\n- **Maximum value reached:** 24 (the starting number was the highest in this sequence)\n\nThe sequence has successfully terminated at 1 as expected.",
    "error": false
}

💬 assistant: Now I have all the information I need to complete the task. Let me analyze and report:

**From the JSON file:**
- Starting number 6: 8 steps
- Starting number 12: 9 steps (most steps)

The starting number with the most steps was **12** with 9 steps.

**Double that number:** 12 × 2 = **24**

**Hailstone sequence for 24:**
- Sequence: [24, 12, 6, 3, 10, 5, 16, 8, 4, 2, 1]
- Steps taken: 10

**Comparison:**
- Recorded entry for 12: 9 steps
- New sequence for 24: 10 steps

**Result:** Yes, the sequence for 24 took **more steps** (10) than the recorded entry for 12 (9 steps).

=== Task Step End ===