create-subagents

Subagents enable delegation of complex tasks to specialized agents that operate autonomously without user interaction, returning their final output to the main conversation.

<quick_start>

1. Run /agents command
2. Select "Create New Agent"
3. Choose project-level (.claude/agents/) or user-level (~/.claude/agents/)
4. Define the subagent:
   • name: lowercase-with-hyphens
   • description: When should this subagent be used?
   • tools: Optional comma-separated list (inherits all if omitted)
   • model: Optional (sonnet, opus, haiku, or inherit)
5. Write the system prompt (the subagent's instructions)