Parallel slots

The slot pattern lets you run independent Claude Code sessions on the same repo without stepping on each other. Mirrors Boris Cherny's "5 terminal tabs, each a separate git checkout" workflow.

Layout

~/code/<scope>/<repo>-repos/
  <repo>-primary/   # interactive work
  <repo>-slot-1/    # parallel agent slot
  <repo>-slot-2/
  <repo>-slot-3/
  <repo>-slot-4/
  <repo>-slot-5/

Each slot is a full clone of the same GitHub remote, not a worktree. They check out branches independently. Use the gh CLI for all GitHub-side operations (issue → branch, PR create, PR merge, status). If the repo ships a tmux sidebar (e.g. AgentBoard in towles-tool), it watches every slot and surfaces completion via the stop-hook sweep.

When to fan out