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Anthropic’s new guide (Oct 22) argues most agents should have fewer subagents: one main loop, skills and tool search instead. Includes “we cut Claude Code’s system prompt by over 80%”

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From r/ClaudeAI: Anthropic published an 18-minute guide on Oct 22 called "When to fold subagents into your main agent loop." It is aimed at enterprise agent builders, but the lessons apply to anyone who set up a pile of subagents in Claude Code.

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Anthropic’s new guide (Oct 22) argues most agents should have fewer subagents: one main loop, skills and tool search instead. Includes “we cut Claude Code’s system prompt by over 80%” · Keeping Up with Silicon Valley