diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 7e76ec2..c1c0b98 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -25,8 +25,16 @@ FORGE_URL=http://localhost:3000             # [CONFIG] local Forgejo instance
 #   - FORGE_TOKEN_<BOT> = API token for REST calls (user identity via /api/v1/user)
 #   - FORGE_PASS_<BOT>  = password for git HTTP push (#361, Forgejo 11.x limitation)
 #
-# Local-model agents (agents-llama) use FORGE_TOKEN_LLAMA / FORGE_PASS_LLAMA
-# with FORGE_BOT_USER_LLAMA=dev-qwen to ensure correct attribution (#563).
+# Local-model agents hired with `disinto hire-an-agent` are keyed by *agent
+# name* (not role), so multiple local-model dev agents can coexist without
+# colliding on credentials (#834). For an agent named `dev-qwen2` the vars are:
+#   - FORGE_TOKEN_DEV_QWEN2
+#   - FORGE_PASS_DEV_QWEN2
+# Name conversion: tr 'a-z-' 'A-Z_' (lowercase→UPPER, hyphens→underscores).
+# The compose generator looks these up via the agent's `forge_user` field in
+# the project TOML. The pre-existing `dev-qwen` llama agent uses
+# FORGE_TOKEN_LLAMA / FORGE_PASS_LLAMA (kept for backwards-compat with the
+# legacy `ENABLE_LLAMA_AGENT=1` single-agent path).
 FORGE_TOKEN=                               # [SECRET] dev-bot API token (default for all agents)
 FORGE_PASS=                                # [SECRET] dev-bot password for git HTTP push (#361)
 FORGE_TOKEN_LLAMA=                         # [SECRET] dev-qwen API token (for agents-llama)
diff --git a/lib/generators.sh b/lib/generators.sh
index 02af667..af08aa2 100644
--- a/lib/generators.sh
+++ b/lib/generators.sh
@@ -97,6 +97,13 @@ _generate_local_model_services() {
         POLL_INTERVAL) poll_interval_val="$value" ;;
         ---)
           if [ -n "$service_name" ] && [ -n "$base_url" ]; then
+            # Per-agent FORGE_TOKEN / FORGE_PASS lookup (#834 Gap 3).
+            # Two hired llama agents must not share the same Forgejo identity,
+            # so we key the env-var lookup by forge_user (which hire-agent.sh
+            # writes as the Forgejo username). Apply the same tr 'a-z-' 'A-Z_'
+            # convention as hire-agent.sh Gap 1 so the names match.
+            local user_upper
+            user_upper=$(echo "$forge_user" | tr 'a-z-' 'A-Z_')
             cat >> "$temp_file" <<EOF
 
   agents-${service_name}:
@@ -107,7 +114,7 @@ _generate_local_model_services() {
       - apparmor=unconfined
     volumes:
       - agents-${service_name}-data:/home/agent/data
-      - project-repos:/home/agent/repos
+      - project-repos-${service_name}:/home/agent/repos
       - \${CLAUDE_SHARED_DIR:-/var/lib/disinto/claude-shared}:\${CLAUDE_SHARED_DIR:-/var/lib/disinto/claude-shared}
       - \${CLAUDE_CONFIG_FILE:-\${HOME}/.claude.json}:/home/agent/.claude.json:ro
       - \${CLAUDE_BIN_DIR}:/usr/local/bin/claude:ro
@@ -115,9 +122,9 @@ _generate_local_model_services() {
     environment:
       FORGE_URL: http://forgejo:3000
       FORGE_REPO: ${FORGE_REPO:-disinto-admin/disinto}
-      # Use llama-specific credentials if available, otherwise fall back to main FORGE_TOKEN
-      FORGE_TOKEN: \${FORGE_TOKEN_LLAMA:-\${FORGE_TOKEN:-}}
-      FORGE_PASS: \${FORGE_PASS_LLAMA:-\${FORGE_PASS:-}}
+      # Per-agent credentials keyed by forge_user (#834 Gap 3).
+      FORGE_TOKEN: \${FORGE_TOKEN_${user_upper}:-}
+      FORGE_PASS: \${FORGE_PASS_${user_upper}:-}
       FORGE_REVIEW_TOKEN: \${FORGE_REVIEW_TOKEN:-}
       FORGE_BOT_USERNAMES: \${FORGE_BOT_USERNAMES:-}
       AGENT_ROLES: "${roles}"
@@ -153,13 +160,18 @@ _generate_local_model_services() {
 EOF
             has_services=true
           fi
-          # Collect volume name for later
-          local vol_name="  agents-${service_name}-data:"
+          # Collect per-agent volume names for later (#834 Gap 4: project-repos
+          # must be per-agent so concurrent llama devs don't race on
+          # /home/agent/repos/_factory or state/.dev-active).
+          local vol_data="  agents-${service_name}-data:"
+          local vol_repos="  project-repos-${service_name}:"
           if [ -n "$all_vols" ]; then
             all_vols="${all_vols}
-${vol_name}"
+${vol_data}
+${vol_repos}"
           else
-            all_vols="${vol_name}"
+            all_vols="${vol_data}
+${vol_repos}"
           fi
           service_name="" base_url="" model="" roles="" api_key="" forge_user="" compact_pct="" poll_interval_val=""
           ;;
@@ -216,8 +228,14 @@ for name, config in agents.items():
 
     # Add local-model volumes to the volumes section
     if [ -n "$all_vols" ]; then
+      # Escape embedded newlines as literal \n so sed's s///  replacement
+      # tolerates multi-line $all_vols (needed once >1 local-model agent is
+      # configured — without this, the second agent's volume entry would
+      # unterminate the sed expression).
+      local all_vols_escaped
+      all_vols_escaped=$(printf '%s' "$all_vols" | sed ':a;N;$!ba;s/\n/\\n/g')
       # Find the volumes section and add the new volumes
-      sed -i "/^volumes:/{n;:a;n;/^[a-z]/!{s/$/\n$all_vols/;b};ba}" "$temp_compose"
+      sed -i "/^volumes:/{n;:a;n;/^[a-z]/!{s/$/\n$all_vols_escaped/;b};ba}" "$temp_compose"
     fi
 
     mv "$temp_compose" "$compose_file"
diff --git a/lib/hire-agent.sh b/lib/hire-agent.sh
index 91d1fc8..49ab8ae 100644
--- a/lib/hire-agent.sh
+++ b/lib/hire-agent.sh
@@ -167,10 +167,14 @@ disinto_hire_an_agent() {
   echo ""
   echo "Step 1.5: Generating Forge token for '${agent_name}'..."
 
-  # Convert role to uppercase token variable name (e.g., architect -> FORGE_ARCHITECT_TOKEN)
-  local role_upper
-  role_upper=$(echo "$role" | tr '[:lower:]' '[:upper:]')
-  local token_var="FORGE_${role_upper}_TOKEN"
+  # Key per-agent credentials by *agent name*, not role (#834 Gap 1).
+  # Two agents with the same role (e.g. two `dev` agents) must not collide on
+  # FORGE_<ROLE>_TOKEN — the compose generator looks up FORGE_TOKEN_<USER_UPPER>
+  # where USER_UPPER = tr 'a-z-' 'A-Z_' of the agent's forge_user.
+  local agent_upper
+  agent_upper=$(echo "$agent_name" | tr 'a-z-' 'A-Z_')
+  local token_var="FORGE_TOKEN_${agent_upper}"
+  local pass_var="FORGE_PASS_${agent_upper}"
 
   # Generate token using the user's password (basic auth)
   local agent_token=""
@@ -194,7 +198,7 @@ disinto_hire_an_agent() {
   if [ -z "$agent_token" ]; then
     echo "  Warning: failed to create API token for '${agent_name}'" >&2
   else
-    # Store token in .env under the role-specific variable name
+    # Store token in .env under the per-agent variable name
     if grep -q "^${token_var}=" "$env_file" 2>/dev/null; then
       # Use sed with alternative delimiter and proper escaping for special chars in token
       local escaped_token
@@ -208,6 +212,23 @@ disinto_hire_an_agent() {
     export "${token_var}=${agent_token}"
   fi
 
+  # Persist FORGE_PASS_<AGENT_UPPER> to .env (#834 Gap 2).
+  # The container's git credential helper (docker/agents/entrypoint.sh) needs
+  # both FORGE_TOKEN_* and FORGE_PASS_* to pass HTTPS auth for git push
+  # (Forgejo 11.x rejects API tokens for git push, #361).
+  if [ -n "${user_pass:-}" ]; then
+    local escaped_pass
+    escaped_pass=$(printf '%s\n' "$user_pass" | sed 's/[&/\]/\\&/g')
+    if grep -q "^${pass_var}=" "$env_file" 2>/dev/null; then
+      sed -i "s|^${pass_var}=.*|${pass_var}=${escaped_pass}|" "$env_file"
+      echo "  ${agent_name} password updated (${pass_var})"
+    else
+      printf '%s=%s\n' "$pass_var" "$user_pass" >> "$env_file"
+      echo "  ${agent_name} password saved (${pass_var})"
+    fi
+    export "${pass_var}=${user_pass}"
+  fi
+
   # Step 2: Create .profile repo on Forgejo
   echo ""
   echo "Step 2: Creating '${agent_name}/.profile' repo (if not exists)..."