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In the WWDC context, orchestration refers to describing a high-level goal and letting the system coordinate the detailed work.

The clearest example here is from Xcode, agents, and you:

  • You give Xcode a goal, like localizing an app or adding accessibility.
  • Xcode then discovers the right tools, breaks work into pieces, coordinates subagents, and can even run tasks in parallel.
  • You stay in control the whole time, checking progress and reviewing results as work happens.

So, in this context, an orchestrator is the part that:

  1. understands the goal,
  2. chooses the right tools/workflows,
  3. delegates subtasks,
  4. coordinates execution.

If you want, I can also explain orchestration as used in Foundation Models or MLX distributed jobs from the other sessions.

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