Parallelize Your Workflow Using /fork Background Agents
Delegate documentation and testing to background agents while you work.
Leverage the '/fork' command and background sub-agents to parallelize your workflow, delegating tedious tasks while you maintain focus on primary logic.
The Scenario
You are mid-sprint and need to finish a core feature, but you also need to generate documentation and unit tests for a utility library you just finished. You don't want to stop your flow to handle the grunt work.
Before & after
Developers usually work sequentially, writing the code first and then spending 1–2 hours writing documentation and tests afterward.
Use the `/fork` command to spawn background agents that work on the documentation or tests while you continue coding the main logic. This parallel approach takes 5–10 minutes of setup.
The Prompt
/fork create comprehensive JSDoc documentation and unit tests for the functions in [FILE_PATH] while I continue working on the core logic.
Forking background agents allows for parallel processing of sub-tasks. Qwen Code's ability to spawn nested sub-agents means you can delegate specific slices of work while remaining in the main terminal session.
Source
Qwen Code Blog: AI Coding Updates and Guides | Qwen Code Docs"v0.18.0-preview launches /fork background agents... launching Agent Team parallel collaboration."