What problem does it solve?
It helps you decompose complex, multi-step work into specialized sub-tasks so your main agent can coordinate efficiently and avoid context overload.
Core Features & Use Cases
- Delegation governance: Enforces rules for when and how to spawn sub-agents, including allowed targets and prohibiting unapproved built-in subagents.
- Parallelizable workflows: Supports concurrent sub-agent execution for independent activities such as fact retrieval, log analysis, and plan validation.
- Synthesis & safety checks: Requires the coordinator to synthesize each sub-agent’s output and handle unexpected replies or failures with clear user-facing reporting.
- Use Case: When preparing a PR fix that needs code review, security audit, and test validation, delegate each dimension to the appropriate project agent(s) and merge results into a single actionable response.
Quick Start
Use the subagent-task skill when you have a complex or parallelizable workflow and you need the task tool to invoke specialized project agents while keeping the main agent as the coordinating synthesizer.
