An experiment using multiple AI agents (Claude, Codex, Gemini) working in parallel to build a SQLite-like database engine in Rust. The system produced ~19k lines of code with full parser, planner, executor, storage layer, and 282 passing tests. Key insights: 54.5% of commits were coordination overhead, oracle-based testing and
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