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Does herdr worth it? Harnesses like pi ship most of these features

A Hacker News user questioned the value of herdr, noting that harnesses like pi already ship most of its features, including agent multiplexing per tab, which is implemented in claude code, codex, and pi with plugins. The user asked what gap herdr fills that these tools do not.

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Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit login Does herdr worth it? Harnesses like pi ship most of these features 1 point by abeauvois 28 minutes ago | hide | past | favorite | discuss What's the gap it fills that they don't? Agent Mutliplexing (per tab) is already implemented in claude code, codex, pi (with plugins), ... help Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact Search:

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