Background Agents - Non-Blocking Parallel Execution

Background agents let you continue working while long-running tasks execute. Use run_in_background: true to launch agents that run without blocking.

When to Use Background Agents

• Research phases with multiple independent agents
• Pre-commit reviews (code-simplifier + kieran reviewer)
• Any Task that takes >30 seconds and doesn't gate your immediate next step

Launching Background Agents

Add run_in_background: true to Task calls: