Dispatching Parallel Agents

Overview

When you have multiple unrelated failures (different test files, different subsystems, different bugs), investigating them sequentially wastes time. Each investigation is independent and can happen in parallel.

Core principle: Dispatch one agent per independent problem domain. Let them work concurrently.

When to Use

Decision flow: Multiple failures? → Are they independent? (No → single agent) | Independent? → Can work in parallel? (No/shared state → sequential) | Yes → Parallel dispatch

Use when: 3+ test files with different root causes | Multiple subsystems broken independently | Each problem understood without others | No shared state

Don't use when: Failures related (fix one might fix others) | Need full system state | Agents would interfere

The Pattern

1. Identify Independent Domains: Group failures by what's broken (File A: approval flow, File B: batch behavior, File C: abort). Each domain independent.