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neilbb

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    We Replaced Every Tool Claude Code Ships With

    Claude Code ships with Bash, Read, Write, Edit, Glob, Grep, WebFetch, Task, Plan. For a single agent on a single task, they're fine. Once you're running a multi-agent system, the d…

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    Comment #47450748

    also wrote a note about ttal's multi-agent patterns: https://dev.flicknote.app/notes/5a95cdcd-bb63-4eb6-9961-7007...

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    Comment #47450742

    just wrote a note about ttal's multi-agent patterns: https://dev.flicknote.app/notes/5a95cdcd-bb63-4eb6-9961-7007...

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    Comment #47449897

    1. Windows users would need WSL. Currently focusing on macOS and Linux. 2. The manager never blocks. She helps me dump tasks into taskwarrior and route them. Since the manager plan…

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    Comment #47449841

    using a single plan-reviewer would be slow when there are multiple aspects to review. That's why a local star topology with a plan-review-leader is needed: it spawns multiple revie…

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    Comment #47449802

    Yeah the pipeline runs effectively and I'm able to be in the loop when the loop needs me. In my setup there are two planes — manager and worker. On the manager plane, all primary a…

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    Comment #47436533

    The problem isn't "skill atrophy" — it's which skills matter more in a changing world. If LLMs genuinely do something better, let them do it and focus on what they do badly. What I…

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    Ask HN: Why do we need tool calls in agent loops?

    Most agent frameworks use structured tool calling — JSON schemas, tool_call_id tracking, provider-specific APIs. But for bash-heavy agents, the LLM can just write `$ ls -la` as pla…

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    Comment #47436365

    If you impl this as a backend and connect to Telegram bots, agents can just do `$ ask "Should I do this?"` for agent→human and `$ alert "this thing blocked me"` for coder→planner. …

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    TTal – CLI that turns Claude Code into a multi-agent software factory

    I built TTal because I got tired of babysitting Claude Code sessions. Every PR meant switching between windows, copy-pasting review feedback, telling the coder what to fix, and rep…

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    Comment #46915606

    Yes. I've built hook scripts, Claude Code skills, and OpenClaw agents to make this work. https://ttal.guion.io gets updated daily with guides. Still incomplete, but shows the actua…

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    Comment #46909685

    Thanks, I really need to hear that :) The pace isn't sustainable if I'm sleeping 3-4 hours. Need to actually prioritize rest—can't maintain this if I burn out.

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    Comment #46909262

    I believe this is the most pragmatic approach for real production-ready multi-agent software engineering. Most frameworks are either theoretical or over-engineered—they try to auto…

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    Comment #46909062

    See https://ttal.guion.io . The daily-update guide is the best intro to how it actually works and how you can integrate it into your own workflow.

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    I shipped 706 commits in 5 days with Taskwarrior and Claude Code

    Site: https://ttal.guion.io 706 commits, 38 PRs merged, 5 repos, 5 days. One person with max 5 Claude Code sessions. The stack: Taskwarrior as the task queue, Zellij as the session…