Learnings From Using 7 AI Coding Agents to Build Side Projects

While working on my side projects, I hit a simple constraint: my AI usage habits outpaced my plan limits. That constraint pushed me into a multi-agent workflow. I now rotate tools based on credits, strengths, and friction.In this article, I share my approach on building a habit of using 7 agents together and opinions and learnings.You need 9 minutes to read this.Subscribe now7 AI agents used together to build a side project.I first published this on www.harshal-patil.com on Mar 15, 2026.Related:Day One User Expectations From AI Copilots in 2026AI Tech Stack: What Have You Built With AI?LearningsDo not tell two different agents to edit the same files. They overwrite each other’s edits. I learned this after many failed releases when, I asked multiple agents to work in parallel, and some changes did not show up in the webapp in production. I was not aware of the recommended approach at the time, so I tried it from first principles and learned that this setup does not work. Use Git…