How Specialised Sub-Agents Enhanced Rovo Dev CLI Reliability for My Project
Jan 15, 2026David Draper

Summary
This post details a personal experimentation with Rovo Dev CLI, moving from a single monolithic AI agent to a network of specialized sub-agents coordinated by a main orchestrator. This architecture includes dedicated agents for backend, frontend, testing, performance, architecture, history logging, documentation, and Git/quality gating. The key technical contribution is the demonstration of how agent specialization and orchestration can significantly improve reliability, reduce regressions, and enhance the predictability of AI-assisted software development, particularly as codebases grow.
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