What problem does it solve?
Side-channel Q&A isolates side questions from the main task by launching a background sub-agent that can search the codebase, run shell commands, or look up documentation when needed, returning only the raw answer to the user.
Core Features & Use Cases
- Background sub-agent with read, shell, and web access to fetch information on demand
- Returns the final answer only, without tool transcripts
- Triggers on /btw or when a side-question appears during an active task
- Keeps the main thread free from tool traces and intermediate reasoning
- Supports seeding with @ mentions to seed initial context and targets
Quick Start
Invoke /btw with your side-question and optional seed paths so the sub-agent can perform reads, shell actions, and web lookups and return a single raw answer.