A Practical Workflow for Running 4-8 Parallel Coding Agents with tmux and Markdown Specifications
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Summary
The article describes a practical workflow for running 4-8 parallel coding agents using a lightweight setup with tmux, Markdown files, bash aliases, and Claude Code. The author explains their system of using Feature Designs (FDs) - Markdown files that serve as specifications for coding tasks. The workflow enables parallel development with multiple AI coding agents without complex orchestration tools, using a role naming convention per tmux window. The author notes that beyond 8 agents, it becomes difficult to maintain quality and keep up with the work.
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Most actual code writing happens from a finished spec I call Feature Designs (FDs). An FD is just an md file that has...
Since I adopted this, I am able to work in parallel with 4 to 8 agents. After 8+ agents it's hard to keep up and the quality of my decisions suffer.
These are vanilla agents - no subagent profiles or orchestrators, but I do use a role naming convention per tmux window.
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