Boost Productivity with /fork Parallel Background Agents
Delegate secondary coding tasks to background agents to maintain flow.
Use the /fork command to launch background agents that execute tasks in parallel while you continue working on your main branch.
The Scenario
You are working on a large feature and realize you need to refactor an old module and write documentation simultaneously without stopping your current flow.
Before & after
Developers typically handle one coding task at a time or manually open multiple terminal tabs to run separate scripts, spending 15-20 minutes context-switching between them.
Use the /fork command to spin up background agents that work in parallel across different parts of the project, allowing you to monitor progress in the visual panel in about 2 minutes.
The Prompt
/fork [DESCRIBE_BACKGROUND_TASK_E_G_WRITE_UNIT_TESTS_FOR_UTILS_FOLDER]
The /fork feature combined with the Agent Team parallel collaboration panel allows for asynchronous task management. You can delegate long-running tasks like 'refactor this module' or 'write unit tests for that folder' to background agents while you continue with primary development.
Source
Qwen Code Blog: AI Coding Updates and Guides | Qwen Code Docs"Qwen Code v0.18.0-preview launches /fork background agents, /skills visual skill management, user-level cross-project memory."