How to set up Herdr for multi-agent coding (full guide)
This guide details setting up Herder, a tool described as the 'meta' for multi-agent coding, allowing developers to manage and orchestrate multiple AI coding agents and projects within a persistent terminal environment. The setup emphasizes creating isolated 'spaces' for different projects, integrating various AI model harnesses (e.g., Grock, Codeex, Claude), and optimizing the workflow using advanced CLI tools like zoxide, Neovim, and Lazygit. The core benefit is achieving a single, persistent interface for complex, multi-agent development cycles, minimizing context switching and session loss.
Key takeaways
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Persistent Session Management
Herder allows developers to maintain persistent terminal sessions (spaces) that survive terminal closures, similar to T-Mix, ensuring continuous work history and state for CLI-based coding tools.
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Agent Orchestration and Delegation
The Herder skill enables agents to communicate and delegate tasks across different sessions and models (e.g., using Claude to review code started by Grock), providing full transparency into the multi-agent workflow.
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Customization via config.toml
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All aspects of Herder—including colors, spacing, and keyboard shortcuts—can be customized using the `config.toml` file, which can even be configured by an AI agent.
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Optimizing Navigation and Workflow
Integrating tools like zoxide for faster folder navigation and Lazygit for Git status review allows the entire development process to be contained within a single, optimized terminal interface.