Creating Claude Code Agents

Complete guide for creating specialized Claude Code agents that extend capabilities with focused expertise and custom tool configurations.

What are Claude Agents?

Agents are YAML-configured AI specialists that define focused expertise, tool access, and model configurations. They enable:

• Domain specialization: Create experts for specific technologies or workflows
• Controlled tool access: Limit which tools an agent can use
• Subagent patterns: Delegate specialized tasks to focused agents
• Reusable configurations: Share agent definitions across projects

Agent Architecture