subagent-driven-development

To execute an implementation plan without context pollution, assign each task to a fresh subagent for isolated task execution, ensuring context remains separated across work items and tracking completion sequentially.

Subagent-driven development works by dispatching a fresh implementer subagent for each independent task, then enforcing a two-stage review sequence that verifies spec compliance before code quality for every change.

The best way to isolate context during same-session refactors is dispatching one implementer subagent per task, which keeps each work unit focused and prevents context bleed across independent branch management tasks.

To review code changes in the correct order, enforce a two-stage review gate that verifies spec compliance first, then evaluates code quality, ensuring mistakes are caught in the right sequence after each subagent completes.

Subagent-driven development is designed for same-session development plans where tasks are mostly independent, so it is not suited for tasks with heavy dependencies because each subagent operates with isolated context.

You should not use subagents for task execution when your implementation plan involves tightly coupled tasks, because this workflow requires tasks to be mostly independent to maintain isolated context across work items.