diff --git a/scripts/dev/agent.sh b/scripts/dev/agent.sh
index 4501974..2047b5e 100755
--- a/scripts/dev/agent.sh
+++ b/scripts/dev/agent.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ set -euo pipefail
 trap 'echo "agent.sh: failed at line $LINENO (exit $?)" >&2' ERR
 
 RESERVED_NAMES=(master main HEAD list merge clean new)
-MAX_WORKTREES=4
+MAX_WORKTREES=6
 
 die()    { echo "ERROR: $*" >&2; exit "${2:-2}"; }
 prefail(){ echo "PREFLIGHT: $*" >&2; exit 1; }