Running more than 2 sub agents wastes tokens for zero quality gain, dev argues
HankYeomans · x · 2026-09-16
@pvncher argues that if you're running more than 2 sub agents at a time, you're almost certainly burning tokens for no quality gain — agents don't trust each other enough and waste effort double-checking each other's work. Hank Yeomans replies that sticking with one main agent plus 1-2 collaborators proved to be the right call.
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