Llama-CPP Parallel Agents --> fine for decode, but one agent's prefill will grind all other agents to a halt
Summary
A user reports that in Llama-CPP with parallel sub-agents, decode performance is great but a single agent's prefill (e.g., processing a web search) stalls all other agents, and asks for tuning suggestions.
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