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Subagent
Subagent
📖One-line summary
A helper agent the main agent spawns to handle a specific subtask.
💡Easy explanation
A helper AI the main agent spawns for a specific subtask. Like a manager handing off rote work to an intern.
✨Example
🤖Main agent
🧪Test-writing subagent
📚Research subagent
🔧Refactor subagent
⚡Vibe coding prompt examples
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Define a 'write tests' subagent invoked by the main coding agent. Specify input/output schemas and exit conditions.
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Explain how to isolate a subagent so it doesn't pollute the main context — what info goes in vs. comes out.
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Recommend 5 subagents I should add to my agent system, each with a clear trigger condition.
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