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8/1/2026
The original title is "Herdr and the Throughput Case for Parallel Coding Agents"

The original title is "Herdr and the Throughput Case for Parallel Coding Agents"

Original: Herdr and the Throughput Case for Parallel Coding Agents

Short summary

Herdr is a terminal-based agent multiplexer — essentially tmux for coding agents — that runs multiple AI agents in real PTYs with persistent sessions, semantic state tracking, and a CLI plus socket API for programmatic control. It enables a supervisor pattern where one agent orchestrates helper agents for parallel engineering tasks like API changes, test updates, and deployment review. The socket API allows agents to start, monitor, and consolidate other agents' work.

  • Herdr is a terminal agent multiplexer giving each coding agent a real PTY with persistent sessions
  • Semantic state tracking shows whether agents are blocked, working, done, or idle
  • Socket API enables programmatic agent orchestration — agents can start and supervise other agents

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