# Coding agents — parallel agent work on your tasks

How to use GitHub Copilot CLI, git worktree and background agents in VS Code when you want to run multiple agents locally without them overwriting each other's files.

## Key points
- GitHub Copilot CLI — an agent without an IDE running practically anywhere
- Manual Use of Multiple Agents with Git Worktree
- Agent HQ: starting a background agent
- Monitoring, switching, and handing work off
- Applying changes back to the main workspace
- When to Use Background or Cloud Agents vs. Interactive Local Agent