### Pattern 1: Hierarchical Agent Structure

The most common pattern uses a supervisor agent coordinating worker agents.

![Hierarchical Multi-Agent Architecture](/images/blog/multi-agent-gcp/hierarchical-diagram.png)
*Interactive visualization: Hierarchical Multi-Agent Architecture with Google Cloud Services*

**Architecture Components:**

### Pattern 2: Peer-to-Peer Collaboration

Agents communicate directly without a central coordinator, ideal for dynamic workflows.

![Peer-to-Peer Multi-Agent Architecture](/images/blog/multi-agent-gcp/peer-to-peer-diagram.png)
*Interactive visualization: Peer-to-Peer Multi-Agent Architecture with Pub/Sub Communication*

**Architecture Components:**

### Pattern 3: Pipeline Architecture

Sequential processing where each agent's output becomes the next agent's input.

![Pipeline Multi-Agent Architecture](/images/blog/multi-agent-gcp/pipeline-diagram.png)
*Interactive visualization: Pipeline Multi-Agent Architecture with Cloud Workflows Orchestration*

**Architecture Components:**

## Production Architecture Example

Here's a complete architecture for a content generation system with 3 agents:

![Production Multi-Agent System Architecture](/images/blog/multi-agent-gcp/production-architecture.png)
*Complete production architecture showing all layers of a multi-agent system on Google Cloud*

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| Component | Service | Purpose | Cost/Month |
|-----------|---------|---------|------------|