context-efficient-delegation

Delegate disposable command outputs to subagents to prevent context bloat. A two-question decision framework evaluates whether output is disposable or needs immediate reference, inlining only necessary results to keep the main context lean.

Apply a two-question decision framework to decide when to inline versus delegate. Evaluate whether the output is disposable or requires immediate reference for ongoing work, delegating verification tasks, data exploration, and debugging to subagents.

Orchestrate multi-task plans by coordinating subagents for complex workflows with guardrails and failure handling. Dispatch subagents to run disposable tasks like tests or data exploration, reporting only the final outcome back to the main context.

Yes, subagent delegation applies to verification tasks, data exploration, and debugging. Dispatch a subagent to run these disposable investigations and report only the final outcome, preventing intermediate outputs from cluttering the main context.

Delegating work to subagents is limited when intermediate outputs are needed for ongoing work. If output is not disposable and requires immediate reference, the delegation heuristic advises inlining the results rather than dispatching a subagent.