06 / Memory & Steering
Subagent
An agent started by another agent to handle one job, in its own session, reporting back a single answer. Useful for keeping the main session clean, and a fresh set of blind spots.
How you’ll hear it
“Who checked the research?”
“A subagent did it separately and reported back.”
Avoid
Assuming a subagent knows what the main agent knows.
The longer version
A subagent is an agent started by another agent to handle one job in its own session, returning a single result. It keeps the main session focused, and it only knows what it was given.