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Feature Request: Native Multi-Agent Dispatcher (Lobster Pattern) #37259

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1. Is this request related to a challenge you're experiencing? Tell me about your story.

Current Pain Point:
Currently, managing multiple skills (e.g., querying different internal APIs like ticketing systems, BI tools) requires manually building a complex router using prompt engineering and state machines (Conversation Variables).
As the number of skills grows (beyond 5-10), the dispatcher logic becomes extremely fragile and hard to maintain.

Inspired by "Lobster" Pattern:
We need a "Lobster" style capability where the AI can learn and automatically select the correct skill from a registry without manual routing configuration.

Proposed Feature:
Request for a native Skill Registry & Auto-Dispatcher mechanism.

  1. Skill Registry: A centralized place to define skills with structured JSON schemas (inputs/outputs).
  2. Auto-Matching: The AI runtime should automatically classify user queries and match them to the correct skill in the registry.
  3. Auto Slot-Filling: If required parameters are missing, the system should automatically manage the state and generate natural language follow-ups to collect information, instead of just stopping or giving errors.
  4. Seamless Execution: Once parameters are collected, execute the skill and return the result as part of the main conversation flow.

2. Additional context or comments

Use Case Example:
A user wants to analyze a network fault.

  • User Input: "Check the status of ticket TICKET-1024"
  • System Action: Matches "Check Ticket" skill -> Discovers missing "Department ID" -> Automatically asks "Which department does this belong to?" -> Runs analysis -> Returns result.

Reference:
This is often referred to in the community as the "Lobster" architecture (Single entry point, multiple backend skills, automatic chaining).

3. Can you help us with this feature?

  • I am interested in contributing to this feature.

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