Sub-Agents
Parent orchestrates; bounded parallel explore / sequential mutate.
What it is
Section titled “What it is”Parent orchestrates; bounded parallel explore / sequential mutate. This practice is a skill-mapped TTP: when, why, and which command—not a full copy of the skill. Open the skill to execute.
Why it works
Section titled “Why it works”Parallelism helps exploration; overlapping writers create conflicts. Anthropic’s agent patterns favor orchestration with clear roles; OWASP warns against excessive agency—bound tools and ownership per child.
When to use it
Section titled “When to use it”When the situation matches the one-liner above and Orientation (or your project path) says this is the fire to touch now.
- Invoke the skill; follow its safety rules
- Keep one write owner; collect evidence before claiming done
- Hand off to the next practice instead of boiling the ocean
- Skip orientation when you’re lost
- Spawn overlapping agents to “go faster”
- Treat the practice as done without evidence
Related concepts
Section titled “Related concepts”05-agent-agency, 06-work-ownership
Further reading
Section titled “Further reading”See also the handbook Sources & grounding bibliography.
Agent skill
Section titled “Agent skill”agents sub · sub-agents