coding-agent

To run coding agents in the background, you start them in a dedicated target workdir with a background flag. This initiates a non-blocking session, allowing you to continue other tasks while the agent processes your prompt programmatically.

Yes, you can orchestrate multiple AI coding agents concurrently by utilizing isolated workdirs or separate tmux sessions. This multi-agent setup enables parallel task execution and isolated environment management for complex project work.

You interact with a background coding agent using standard process commands: poll checks task status, log captures session output, write sends new prompts, and kill terminates the agent using its session ID.

Yes, you must have the specific binaries for your chosen agent, such as Codex CLI, Claude Code, OpenCode, or Pi Coding Agent, installed and accessible in your environment before starting background processes.

The best way to manage multi-agent experiments is by orchestrating them via background processes across isolated workdirs. You capture session IDs to programmatically issue log, poll, write, and kill commands for tight control.

Automated coding via tmux sessions requires capturing the specific session ID to issue accurate write or kill commands. If the session ID is lost or mismatched, your programmatic control over the background process will fail.