A terminal workflow for running many coding agents at once
Jcode is an open-source harness for running many from the terminal at the same time. It is designed to work with ScrollWM, a scrolling window manager that lets the user move between terminals with , create a new agent, open an empty terminal, close a window, and resize panes quickly. The workflow is meant to scale to more than 20 agents running in parallel.
The suggested method is to give an agent a task with a clear, measurable goal, let it improve toward that goal, then start another agent while the first one works. Review becomes faster when the goal is specific enough. For less mature projects, the should still be defined by the human first.
Jcode’s claimed advantages with ScrollWM include instant startup, much lower memory use per session, and MCP connections.
Key points
- Jcode is an open-source harness for managing in terminals.
- ScrollWM provides for moving, spawning agents, opening terminals, closing windows, and resizing panes.
- The workflow aims to support more than 20 agents running in parallel.
- The recommended pattern is to use clear, measurable goals so agents can improve toward them.
- For immature projects, humans should define the before handing work to agents.