Running AI Agents as Actual Employees in Real Workflows
Running AI Agents as Actual Employees in Real Workflows
Right now I am running multiple Claude Code instances in parallel on the same codebase. Each one gets a discrete task - one handles social media engagement, another does PR reviews, a third is refactoring a module. This is not a demo or a proof of concept. This is the actual daily workflow.
The Task Assignment Pattern
Treat each agent like a junior employee. Give it a clear, scoped task with explicit success criteria. "Review the three open PRs and leave comments on code quality issues" is a good task. "Help with the project" is not.
The key insight is that agents work best on tasks that are parallelizable and have clear boundaries. Social media engagement does not depend on the PR review. The refactoring does not block the social media work. Each agent operates independently.
Social Media as an Agent Task
Social media engagement is surprisingly well-suited for AI agents. The agent reads relevant threads, drafts thoughtful responses, and posts them. It understands context from your CLAUDE.md about your product, your voice, and your positioning.
This is not automated spam. The responses are genuine, relevant, and add value to conversations. The agent is doing what you would do if you had three extra hours in the day.
PR Reviews as an Agent Task
Code review is another natural fit. The agent reads the diff, understands the project context, checks for common issues, and leaves meaningful comments. It catches things like missing error handling, inconsistent naming, and potential performance issues.
The important part is that a human still merges. The agent reviews and comments - a human makes the final call.
Coordination Between Agents
The main challenge is preventing agents from stepping on each other. Git worktrees help - each agent works in its own worktree on its own branch. For tasks that touch the same files, run them sequentially instead of in parallel.
A simple coordination rule works well - if two tasks might touch the same file, they cannot run simultaneously. Everything else is fair game for parallelization.
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Fazm is an open source macOS AI agent. Open source on GitHub.