Two coding agents change an API and its client in parallel. How would you integrate their work safely?

Instruction: Explain recorded base commits, checkout isolation, interface ownership, concurrent developer changes, and verification of the final combined artifact.

Context: Coordinate parallel agent patches with explicit API contracts, preserved developer work, and integration checks that catch semantic conflicts.

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I'd agree on the API contract before the workers edit it, give each a separate checkout at a recorded base commit, and define who owns shared files. The server worker and client worker return a patch or commit with their assumptions and validation evidence...

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