Evidence note: Metrics in this note refer to repository tests or controlled scenarios unless a live production source is explicitly linked.
When running multiple autonomous coding agents in parallel against the same codebase, traditional file locking causes severe merge collisions and race conditions. If Agent A edits auth.ts while Agent B refactors api.ts in the same working directory, git index corruption occurs.
I authored the Parallel System specification: coordinating autonomous coding agents across isolated Git worktrees with independent branch validation gates.
1. Worktree Isolation Protocol
# Provision isolated worktree for Agent-3
git worktree add ../agent-worktree-3 -b feature/auth-refactor
# Run Agent-3 in isolated workspace
cd ../agent-worktree-3
npm install && npm test
# Merge back cleanly via validation gate
git checkout main
git merge --no-ff feature/auth-refactorSources, Code & Further Reading
- • Git Worktree Documentation: git-scm.com/docs/git-worktree.
- • Parallel Agent Orchestration: Hong, S., et al. (2023). MetaGPT: Multi-Agent Collaborative Framework. arXiv:2308.00352.