alt Hacker NewsI think the most common implementation of "subagents" doesn't get full context of a conversation, rather just an AI-generated command.
Here task is fullfilled with the full context so far, and then compressed. Might work better IMO.
I think the most common implementation of "subagents" doesn't get full context of a conversation, rather just an AI-generated command.
Here task is fullfilled with the full context so far, and then compressed. Might work better IMO.
In my experience it does not work better. There are two context related values to subagent tool calls: (1) the subagent trials and deliberations don’t poison the callers context [this is a win here]; and (2) the called agent isn’t unduly influenced by the caller’s context. [problem!]
The latter is really helpful for getting a coding assistant to settle on a high quality solution. You want critic subagents to give fresh and unbiased feedback, and not be influenced by arbitrary decisions made so far. This is a good thing, but inheriting context destroys it.