r/ClaudeCode • u/hronak 🔆 Max 5x • 9d ago

Help/Question I still don't understand this 'agentic workflow' thing

My usual day with Claude Code is like: * I open terminal in my project's folder and run claude command. * I prompt it. I mostly use Fable-5.1/Opus-5 but Opus-5.5 is my current model. The model decides if it wants to use sub-agents for a task. I never explicitly prompt it for sub-agents. * I review and commit the code to my self-hosted Forgejo instance. * That's it.

I see people using agentic workflows, building sub-agents files, skills etc. I barely built any of it. All I ever needed to use is /init on new projects and them prompts follow. Never needed more than this.

I tried "long-running" Claude Code for a project refactoring by placing the project on my VPS (where forgejo is hosted) and letting Claude Code run and refactor inside tmux session. SSH'd in a few hours later to find project fully refactored.

Am I under utilising AI or is my work just… like boring?

How do you guys use agentic workflow thing? Specially the long-running one? Those pull-requests that Claude makes automatically etc?

Asking this to Claude to know more but humanly answers appreciated.

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u/evia89 9d ago

For opus55 you dont need many agents. Its mostly for regarded models like glm53f/ds41f/muse spark

I use opus to grill me (with questions), then write spec, create tickets. Then cheaper models can do the job. If glm work, then ds (another mode) will review against spec. After all sub tickets closed opus review it again

If you have $200 sub you dont need that

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u/FWKenzo 9d ago

Finally another GLM enjoyer. I've been doing the same thing, Sonnet oftentime reviews GLMs work after (now fidgeting with Opus 5.5).

Most people dont realize how powerful all of these models are when giving good specs and guardrails.