Orchestrating 5 subagents plus 1 orchestrator burns Claude Code credits to zero in realtime
nptacek · x · 2026-11-03
Developer nptacek shares the pain of running a fleet of 5 subagents + 1 orchestrator in Claude Code — and watching his usage credits drain to zero in realtime. A highly relatable moment about the cost of parallel agent workflows.
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