Subagents

Overview

Coordinate work between one orchestrator and one or more subagents. Use subagents to explore or execute independent lanes while the orchestrator owns decomposition, conflict control, integration, verification, and final judgment.

Core Rule

Use subagents only when they make the work safer, faster, or more thorough.

Before dispatching, decide whether the task has clear disjoint lanes. If the task is small, tightly coupled, or likely to cause file conflicts, skip subagents and say why. If the harness does not support subagents, continue as a single agent and state that limitation.

Orchestrator Responsibilities