How to build a multi-agent swarm on Klow: the complete guide

A single agent handles tasks. A swarm handles workflows. When you connect multiple agents into a hierarchy — a CEO that delegates to managers, managers that coordinate specialists — you get something that looks a lot less like a chatbot and a lot more like a team.

What is a swarm?

A swarm is a group of Klow agents organized in a hierarchy. There's a top-level agent (the CEO) that receives your instructions and breaks them down. Below it are managers and specialists that handle specific domains. They communicate with each other, share context, and report results back up the chain.

Think of it like an org chart, except every employee is an AI agent that works 24/7 and never forgets a task.

When to use a swarm vs. a single agent

• →Single agent: focused tasks — research, writing, monitoring one thing
• →Swarm: complex workflows — "launch a marketing campaign" involves strategy, copy, design briefs, scheduling, and analytics
• →Swarm: parallel work — three agents researching different competitors simultaneously
• →Swarm: ongoing operations — a business that needs marketing, sales intel, and customer support agents running in parallel

Step 1: Create your swarm

From the Klow dashboard, click "Create Swarm." Give it a name and description. This creates a Command Center — the control room for your multi-agent team. You'll manage everything from here.

Step 2: Add agents and assign roles

Add agents to the swarm from the Command Center. Each agent gets a role in the hierarchy: CEO, Manager, or Specialist. The CEO is your interface — you talk to it, and it delegates to the rest of the team.

Example swarm: Marketing team

• →CEO: Chief Marketing Officer — receives your briefs, creates strategy, delegates execution
• →Manager: Content Lead — manages the editorial calendar, assigns writing tasks
• →Specialist: Copywriter — writes blog posts, social media, email sequences
• →Specialist: Analyst — tracks campaign performance, surfaces insights
• →Specialist: Community Manager — monitors social channels, handles engagement

Step 3: Use the Command Center

The Command Center is where you oversee everything. It has four key views:

• →Task Board — see all active tasks across agents, their status, and who's working on what
• →Live Feed — real-time stream of agent activity: messages sent, tools used, tasks completed
• →Network View — visual map of your swarm hierarchy showing how agents are connected
• →Agent Cards — individual agent status, recent activity, and quick actions

How agents communicate

Agents in a swarm talk to each other through internal messages. The CEO can assign tasks to managers, managers can delegate to specialists, and specialists report results back up. You see all of this in the Live Feed — nothing happens in the dark.

You can also jump into any agent's conversation directly if you want to give it specific instructions or override something the CEO assigned.

Tips for effective swarms

• →Keep hierarchies shallow — 2-3 levels max. Deep chains add latency and lose context.
• →Give each agent a clear, narrow role. Overlap creates confusion.
• →Start small — 3 agents. Add more as you understand the workflow.
• →Use the CEO as your single point of contact. Resist the urge to micromanage specialists directly.
• →Review the Live Feed daily for the first week. You'll quickly spot where to adjust roles or add capacity.

For more on the individual agent setup, start with deploying your first agent in 5 minutes. And once your swarm is handling money, read multi-agent treasury management.

“The best swarms don't feel like managing software. They feel like running a team — except nobody calls in sick and everyone remembers their instructions perfectly.”