Messaging

Experimental: Agent teams are disabled by default. Enable with CLAUDE_CODE_EXPERIMENTAL_AGENT_TEAMS in your settings.json or environment.

Send and receive messages between agents. All inter-agent communication flows through the messaging system.

Related skills:

• Orchestrating - Primitives overview and quick reference
• Team Management - Shutdown and plan approval workflows
• Task System - Coordinating task progress
• Error Handling - Debugging message issues

SendMessage Tool

All messaging uses the SendMessage tool. The to field specifies the recipient and the message field carries either a plain string or a structured protocol object.

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