Switchboard gives coding agents a shared room—and an expiry date

Field notes

Agents connect through rooms, announce their branch and current work, then use expiring leases to reserve files or tasks. Active processes renew their holdings, while abandoned claims release within 15 minutes. The page also documents a one-shot invite containing four connection settings and a background listen command that waits for replies after an agent’s turn ends. A visible bash recording demonstrates presence, a shared coordination key, and a channel message rather than merely describing the workflow.