The Parallel Coding Agent Lifestyle
Published on: October 06, 2025
High-Level Parallel Workflow
graph TD
A[Developer] --> B{Primary Task: Review & Land Change};
A --> C{Delegate Parallel Tasks};
subgraph "Parallel AI Coding Agents"
D[Agent 1: Research/PoC]
E[Agent 2: Codebase Comprehension]
F[Agent 3: Small Maintenance Tasks]
G[Agent 4: Directed Implementation]
end
C --> D;
C --> E;
C --> F;
C --> G;
D --> H{Review Output};
E --> H;
F --> H;
G --> B;
B --> I[Merge to Main];
H --> J[Inform Future Work];
The "Architect and Implementer" Workflow
sequenceDiagram
participant Dev as Developer
participant Arch as Architect Agent
participant Impl as Implementer Agent
Dev->>+Arch: Start Brainstorming for a new feature
Arch-->>Dev: Asks clarifying questions
Dev->>Arch: Provides answers and refines idea
Arch->>Arch: Creates Design Document
Arch->>Arch: Creates Detailed Implementation Plan
Arch-->>-Dev: Provides completed plan
Dev->>+Impl: Start new session with plan
Impl-->>Dev: Acknowledges plan, asks questions
Dev->>Arch: Relay questions about plan
Arch-->>Dev: Provides clarification
Dev->>Impl: Provides clarification to Implementer
loop Execution & Review Cycle
Dev->>Impl: Execute first 3-4 tasks from plan
Impl->>Impl: Implements code
Impl-->>Dev: Reports completion of tasks
Dev->>Arch: Review the work done by Implementer
Arch-->>Dev: Provides feedback/approval
Dev->>Impl: Relay feedback for revision
end
Dev->>Impl: Create Pull Request on GitHub
Impl-->>-Dev: Pushes to repo and creates PR
Note over Dev: External review (e.g., CodeRabbit) is initiated
Dev->>Impl: Provide external review feedback for final fixes
Impl->>Impl: Applies final changes
Dev->>Dev: Final Review & Merge
Key Patterns Mind Map
mindmap
root((Parallel Coding Agent Lifestyle))
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(Research for Proof of Concepts)
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- Validate new ideas
- Test new libraries
- Build prototypes
(Codebase Comprehension)
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- Explain existing systems
- Answer questions about code logic
- Document complex paths
(Small Maintenance Tasks)
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- Fix deprecation warnings
- Resolve minor irritations
- Low-stakes, low-overhead edits
(Carefully Specified Work)
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- Execute detailed plans
- Less effort to review
- "Authoritarian" prompting approach
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