Race three agents on the same task
Running the same task across multiple agents in parallel is Orca's killer move. Same prompt, three branches, pick the winner.
Steps
- Create three worktrees from the same start-from ref. Name them
fix-bug,fix-bug-2,fix-bug-3. - Launch a different agent in each — Claude Code, Codex, Cursor CLI.
- Paste the same prompt into all three.
- Split the panes so you can see them work — drag tabs to edges.
- When they finish, review each diff. Use Annotate AI Diff on the winner.
- Commit, push, open PR from the winning worktree.
- Delete the two losers — one click removes the worktree and branch.
Why it works
Different agents make different mistakes. Running the same task in parallel is cheaper than sequential retries and surfaces disagreement as a signal. Where three agents agree, the answer is probably right. Where they split, you've found the hard part.