Re:Ask HN: Are you using an agent orchestrator to write code?
by 0xecro1 on Friday February 13, 2026 @07:17PM
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I use it for both — side projects and my day job in embedded systems.
The key is where the tokens go. More tokens spent on planning, design,
spec validation, test generation, and multi-agent review than on writing
the actual code. The review pipeline should be heavier than the generation
pipeline.
I encourage my team to use it as a plugin too. The "sorry way" is still a fine
starting point — but once you see what a structured agent pipeline
catches that manual review misses, it's hard to go back.
The key is where the tokens go. More tokens spent on planning, design, spec validation, test generation, and multi-agent review than on writing the actual code. The review pipeline should be heavier than the generation pipeline.
I encourage my team to use it as a plugin too. The "sorry way" is still a fine starting point — but once you see what a structured agent pipeline catches that manual review misses, it's hard to go back.