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 "generated": "2026-10-24",
 "id": "2youg1-sprawling-agents--run-agent-team-on-long-task",
 "repo": "2youg1/sprawling-agents",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/2youg1/sprawling-agents",
 "repo_slug": "2youg1-sprawling-agents",
 "title": "Run an agent team on a long task while you step away",
 "page_title": "How to run an agent team on a long task while you step away with Sprawling Agents",
 "summary": "Start a local city, give the Mayor a goal, and let residents work until it is done.",
 "who": "A developer with a multi-step coding or research task who wants agents to keep working after they stop watching the screen.",
 "problem": "Single agent sessions stall at quota limits and need constant attention, so long tasks wait on you.",
 "outcome": "A running city where the Mayor plans the work, residents carry it out, and you check results when you return.",
 "steps": [
  "Install the package with `npm install --global sprawling@latest`.",
  "Start the city with `sprawling up ./cities/first` and let the page open in your browser.",
  "On the page, connect a provider or a local model and choose a model for `main`.",
  "Tell the Mayor the result you want and how far counts as done.",
  "Follow progress and answer residents' questions; type `/quit` to close the city when no runs remain, or stop them when asked."
 ],
 "agent_prompt": "In the 2youg1/sprawling-agents repo, install sprawling with npm and run `sprawling up ./cities/first` in a terminal. Report the serving address and pairing code the terminal prints, and confirm the address loads in a browser before you stop.",
 "agents": [
  "any"
 ],
 "difficulty": "Intermediate",
 "time": "1 hour",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "sprawling is labelled alpha and its README says data formats, the wire and the interface may still change between versions.",
 "category": "Work and operations",
 "tags": [
  "Work and operations"
 ],
 "lang": "rust",
 "requirements": [
  "Node.js and npm for the npm install route, or Bun, or the Rust toolchain for cargo install",
  "A model provider account you can connect, or a local model",
  "A browser to use the page the city opens",
  "Alpha software: data formats and the interface may change between versions"
 ],
 "risk": "none",
 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "mentioned_publicly": false,
 "risks": [
  {
   "tag": "credentials",
   "notice": "Provider keys you paste go into the city vault, but you should still check which account and limits each key carries before leaving runs unattended."
  }
 ],
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 "score": 1.0,
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