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# [Orchestration primitive or desktop ADE? Choosing your multi-agent coding layer in 2026](https://bernstein.hashnode.dev/orchestration-primitive-or-desktop-ade-choosing-your-multi-agent-coding-layer-in-2026?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

The multi-agent coding category split into two shapes: desktop ADEs you download and open, and orchestration primitives you import. When to reach for each, and why both can live in the same stack.

Apr 21 · 5 min read · bernstein.hashnode.dev  
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