Managing Subagents

Systematic approach for analyzing, evaluating, creating, and improving subagent configurations to maximize effectiveness.

Core Concept

Subagents are specialized prompts with configuration (tools, model, permissions). When creating or optimizing subagent system prompts, consider using the managing-prompts skill for prompt engineering best practices, guardrails, and optimization techniques.

When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when:

• Deciding delegation: Evaluating whether a task should use a subagent or direct tool calls
• Evaluating agents: Analyzing existing agent effectiveness and identifying improvements
• Creating agents: Building new agents for recurring task patterns or specialized workflows
• Improving agents: Optimizing agent configurations, descriptions, or system prompts
• Explaining to users: User asks how subagents work, when to use them, or requests examples
• Managing configurations: User requests agent creation, modification, or analysis via /agents command

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