| name | subagent-env-passing |
| description | Workflow for passing environment variables (like PATH) from the Orchestrator to subagents. Use when spawning subagents that need specific environment variables. Do not use for standard subagent execution. |
Subagent Environment Passing Skill
This skill documents how to ensure subagents have access to the correct
environment variables (such as PATH) when working in isolated environments
like worktrees.
Workflow
- Retrieve Environment: The Orchestrator should read the necessary
environment variables from its own context if they are not already known. For
example, run
echo $PATH to get the current PATH.
- Pass to Subagent: When invoking a subagent, include the environment
variable values in the
Prompt provided to the subagent.
- Instruct Subagent: Explicitly instruct the subagent to set these
variables in its environment before running tools that depend on them.
Example Prompt Snippet
Please use the following PATH and build settings in your environment:
export PATH=<path_to_depot_tools>:$PATH
export SISO_PROJECT=rbe-chrome-untrusted
Note: If building or running gm.py, also ensure that use_remoteexec = true
is set in your build config/args.gn. You can find the correct SISO_PROJECT
in build/config/siso/.sisoenv.
