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# Use a few agents at a time

Nov 2025 / 15,055 views / [via X](https://x.com/iannuttall/status/1986778586498425326)

too many comments to read all but the summary is:

\- 2-3 few agents at a time is ideal
\- try to use them on different tasks/projects
\- multitask in moderation
\- too many agents = you miss things/quality drops

there are exceptions like @steipete who has parallel agents nailed!

[![](https://ian.is/media/tweets/1986479288829329653/9111552/3b92beafc36291717d6d5d467749e630ded347006cedcd81b351d3dae10e2e1e.jpg)**Ian Nuttall**@iannuttall](https://x.com/iannuttall)

> i prefer to code with one agent at a time and just can't get into a good flow when i'm managing multiple agents in multiple windows doing a bunch of different things
>
> anybody else the same?

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