Tips
A few habits that make running a fleet of agents smoother.
Run several agents on the same problem
Section titled “Run several agents on the same problem”Because every agent gets its own checkout and branch, you can spawn two or three on the same task with different agents or prompts, then keep whichever result is best and discard the rest. Nothing collides. When you’d rather branch a session that’s already going, fork it instead of starting over.
Let the agent write your commits and PRs
Section titled “Let the agent write your commits and PRs”The Git panel’s default Commit, Commit & push, and Commit & open PR actions delegate to the agent, so you get sensible commit messages and PR descriptions. Type your own message only when you want a Direct commit.
Turn on the panels you actually use
Section titled “Turn on the panels you actually use”Side panels are off by default except Git and Code. Enable Run and Terminal per your workflow in Settings › General — the last-used panel is remembered per agent.
Save agent presets
Section titled “Save agent presets”If you keep configuring the same agent, model, and instructions, save a Custom agent in Settings. It then appears in the composer’s picker as a one-click option.
Preview changes live
Section titled “Preview changes live”The Code panel’s Live view follows the file the agent is editing in real time; the Explore view lets you browse and edit any file in the workspace yourself. Use the Run panel to see the changes actually running.
Archive instead of discard when unsure
Section titled “Archive instead of discard when unsure”Archive hides a workspace but keeps a restorable snapshot of its branch and diff. Discard is permanent — it deletes the checkout and branch. When in doubt, archive. Archived sessions live in the History sheet (the clock icon in the titlebar): search them, arrow through the rows, and press Enter to restore one.
Drop into your own tools when it’s faster
Section titled “Drop into your own tools when it’s faster”The titlebar’s editor launcher opens the active agent’s checkout in your editor or terminal of choice — it lists only tools actually installed on your machine (VS Code, Cursor, Zed, JetBrains IDEs, iTerm, Warp, and more) and remembers your last pick. For quick checks, the Terminal panel is a shell already scoped to the workspace.
Turn a repeated process into a workflow
Section titled “Turn a repeated process into a workflow”If you keep running the same sequence — implement, then review, then fix — define it once as a workflow and launch it on each new task instead of re-orchestrating by hand.