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Sub-Agents in Claude Code

What to Cover​

  • What are sub-agents — AI delegating to other AI
  • How Claude Code decides to use sub-agents
  • When sub-agents help and when they overcomplicate

References​

  1. "Claude Code Sub-Agents" — Anthropic Docs: https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/claude-code/overview
  2. "Multi-Agent Patterns" — Anthropic Research: https://www.anthropic.com/research/building-effective-agents
  3. "Claude Code Advanced Usage" — Anthropic Docs: https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/claude-code/best-practices
  4. "Agentic AI Patterns" — IBM: https://www.ibm.com/think/topics/agentic-ai