This paper presents a comprehensive analysis of the Majordomo Pattern—a hierarchical, role-based agent delegation model—and its relationship to contemporary multi-agent Large Language Model (LLM) architectures. As organizations increasingly deploy LLM-based systems for complex tasks, the need for reliable, composable agent architectures has become paramount. The Majordomo Pattern, with its distinctive roles of Majordomo (head orchestrator), Steward (task router), Staffing Director (agent creator), and Chief of Protocol (verifier), offers a structured approach to address these challenges.
Our analysis examines recent research and industry frameworks that parallel this pattern, including MetaGPT, ChatDev, HyperAgent, and HuggingGPT. We identify convergent architectural trends that echo the Majordomo Pattern's hierarchical delegation structure, while highlighting its unique contributions to agent reliability and composab