diff --git a/parallel_orchestrator.py b/parallel_orchestrator.py
index 74ce84f..98778c1 100644
--- a/parallel_orchestrator.py
+++ b/parallel_orchestrator.py
@@ -632,6 +632,12 @@ class ParallelOrchestrator:
                         print(f"[Feature #{feature_id}] {line}", flush=True)
             proc.wait()
         finally:
+            # CRITICAL: Kill the process tree to clean up any child processes (e.g., Claude CLI)
+            # This prevents zombie processes from accumulating
+            try:
+                _kill_process_tree(proc, timeout=2.0)
+            except Exception as e:
+                debug_log.log("CLEANUP", f"Error killing process tree for {agent_type} agent", error=str(e))
             self._on_agent_complete(feature_id, proc.returncode, agent_type, proc)
 
     def _on_agent_complete(