Multi-Agent Coordination

Beads supports coordination between multiple AI agents and repositories.

Overview

Multi-agent features enable:

• Routing - Automatic issue routing to correct repositories
• Cross-repo dependencies - Dependencies across repository boundaries
• Agent coordination - Work assignment and handoff between agents

Key Concepts

Routes

Routes define which repository handles which issues:

{"pattern": "frontend/*", "target": "frontend-repo"}
{"pattern": "backend/*", "target": "backend-repo"}
{"pattern": "*", "target": "main-repo"}

Work Assignment

Pin work to specific agents:

bd pin bd-42 --for agent-1 --start
bd hook --agent agent-1  # Show pinned work

Cross-repo Dependencies

Track dependencies across repositories:

bd dep add bd-42 external:other-repo/bd-100

Architecture

┌─────────────────┐
│   Main Repo     │
│   (coordinator) │
└────────┬────────┘
         │ routes
    ┌────┴────┐
    │         │
┌───▼───┐ ┌───▼───┐
│Frontend│ │Backend│
│ Repo   │ │ Repo  │
└────────┘ └────────┘

Getting Started

1. Single repo: Standard beads workflow
2. Multi-repo: Configure routes and cross-repo deps
3. Multi-agent: Add work assignment and handoff

Navigation

• Routing - Auto-routing configuration
• Coordination - Agent coordination patterns