I'm working with autonomous coding agents that edit files in my project. However, I'm struggling to find a good way to keep their work isolated from my main Git branch while still being able to easily preview the changes on the site. Currently, these agents are making edits to the local repo branch that is checked out overnight. While it functions well, I worry about potential conflicts or issues arising if multiple edits impact the same files within the same branch. Has anyone discovered an effective solution for this?
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Why not have your agents publish changes to a separate branch instead of the main one? This way, you can maintain the integrity of your main branch and deploy from that secondary branch for QA.
Just curious, but aren't you worried that your agents might miss out on the bigger picture and potentially break things?
Setting those autonomous agents up was a bit of a journey for me! Initially, I tried a bash script called "nightmode" with various local setups, but it didn't work out well. Eventually, I switched to n8n with an "execute command" function, which was much better. Now I'm using a custom script that enhances what n8n did but simplifies the process with a kanban view. It's definitely been a learning experience!
If you have multiple agents working on different tasks, consider using Git worktrees. They allow you to handle parallel tasks more efficiently. If the agents need to work across different repositories, creating separate folders for each agent and cloning the necessary repos there could be a smart approach. Make sure to protect your main branch and deploy from a feature branch to a test instance for previews.
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