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D1 Agentic Architecture & Orchestration · Paper 5

[Scenario: Multi-agent Research System] The web-search and document-analysis agents have completed their tasks and returned results to the coordinator. What is the next step for creating an integrated research report? Which next step is most appropriate?

• A.Each agent sends its results directly to the report-writing agent, bypassing the coordinator.
• B.The document analysis agent requests web-search results and merges them internally.
• C.The coordinator passes both sets of results to the synthesis agent for a unified integration.
• D.The coordinator concatenates the raw outputs from both agents and returns them as the final result.

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Correct answer: C

A: Subagents sending results past the coordinator removes the single place that handles errors, ordering, and what each agent is allowed to see.

B: Document analysis merging web results takes on the synthesis role and blurs the boundary the coordinator is there to keep.

C: In a coordinator–subagent architecture, the coordinator forwards both result sets to the synthesis agent for centralized integration, preserving control and ensuring high-quality merging.

D: Concatenated raw output is not an integrated report. The coordinator should route both result sets to the synthesis agent.

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