Matt Shumer: Insane Multi-Agent Setups Don't Make You More Productive
daniel_mac8 · x · 2026-09-16
Matt Shumer argues that elaborate multi-agent setups people build online are fun but don't actually boost productivity — you spend more time building the system than doing real work. His advice: use one agent session that farms out tasks to others and acts as a manager; when something breaks, tell the main session and it adjusts the overall approach.
Daniel Mac8 replied that we're nowhere near the optimal interface for multi-agents, with plenty of work left to do.
Related event: Shumer: skip complex multi-agent systems, use one manager session(3 posts)→
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