Divide by durable boundaries
Assign work by behavior and target paths, not by vague roles. Tasks that edit the same core files should normally be sequenced unless a human plans the integration.
Answer page
How do multiple coding agents work in the same repository?
Coordinate agents through explicit task boundaries, dependency order, isolated working areas, and shared repository evidence.
Direct answer
Multiple coding agents can work safely when each receives a distinct task with declared target paths, dependencies, and validation. Keep overlapping work sequential or deliberately coordinated, and use repository summaries and reconciliation as the shared handoff layer.
Practical guidance
Make the next review decision easier.
Use dependencies as the schedule
Plan the prerequisites and handoffs before agents begin. A task should not rely on another agent's unreviewed or unrecorded assumptions.
Reconcile the whole result
Individual summaries show local evidence; milestone reconciliation shows whether the combined work meets the intended outcome.
Verified demo evidence
A public prompt and outcome, not a completion claim.
This prompt and outcome are from the website’s checked-in synthetic repository demo. Substitute your own repository paths and declared validation gates when you apply the workflow.
Repository-writing command
Prompt: "Create implementation-sized tasks from the selected milestone plan."
outcome: Created 2 declared tasks and implementation summariesAuthorship and sources
Trace this guidance to maintained product evidence.
- Maintainer
- Tianna McCoy ↗Day Shift maintainer; responsible for the repository-native workflow and release evidence referenced here.
- Last updated
- Tested Day Shift
- v0.2.26
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