sub-agent-patterns - Sub-Agents in Claude Code: Context Hygiene and Delegation
Create and delegate tasks to specialized sub-agents with isolated context windows and configurable tools
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Updated: 2026-02-09Capabilities
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What this skill does
- create custom sub-agents
- delegate tasks to agents
- configure agent tools
- set agent permissions
- manage agent hooks
- inherit parent tools
- invoke built-in agents
Inputs
- Markdown configuration files
- agent frontmatter
- system prompts
- parent context
- available tools
Outputs
- agent summaries
- isolated context windows
- delegated task results
- modified code files
- executed scripts
Requirements
- Claude Code environment
- Markdown files in .claude/agents/
- session restart for new agents
- tool access permissions