Open-source agent framework firstmate: orchestrate multi-device parallel coding
alexisgallagher · x · 2026-08-05
A developer shared a battle-tested AI coding agent workflow that centers around the firstmate framework for orchestrating multiple devices.
- Multi-device collaboration: Machines including a MacBook, Mac mini, iPhone, and VPS are grouped into the same VPN subnet for seamless cross-device control.
- Smart routing: Introduces quota-aware and complexity-aware task routing to optimize model assignment.
- The firstmate framework: Aims to solve terminal and context juggling during parallel tasks. Users interact with a single 'first mate' agent, which spawns autonomous agents in the backend, assigns each a clean git worktree, and supervises them to deliver finished PRs or reports.
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