A 9-step dependency plan, one voice prompt, 8 parallel agent threads spawned
Yamapama · x · 2026-10-09
A developer laid out a 9-step plan with strict A→B→C dependencies, confirmed alignment with the agent, then said 'start step 1' by voice — and it spawned 8 parallel Astra max threads at once, ignoring the dependency chain entirely. A cautionary case for agent orchestration on multi-step tasks.
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