10 Tips for using multiple AI agents

Short summary

A developer shares ten practical tips for running multiple AI coding agents after leaving GitHub Copilot. Key advice includes using AGENTS.md for portable config, splitting work into specialized agent roles (planner, orchestrator, code pusher), maintaining a shared task.md file for handoffs, using plan mode for multi-file changes, and modeling a sarcastic code reviewer persona. The approach treats tools as interchangeable to avoid vendor lock-in.

• •Use AGENTS.md instead of tool-specific config for portability across AI coding agents
• •Split work into specialized agent roles: planner, orchestrator, and code pusher
• •Maintain a shared task.md file with hooks for agent handoffs and context continuity

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