| name | subagent-designer |
| description | Use when creating, editing, or choosing specialized subagents for review, context mapping, security, eval triage, search research, documentation, or UI review. Helps keep subagents useful, narrow, and tool-limited. |
Subagent Designer
Use subagents for isolation or specialization.
Steps
- Define the narrow task.
- Select read/edit/execute/search permissions.
- Provide only needed context.
- Set a stop condition.
- Require structured output.
- Keep the parent agent responsible for final decisions.
Avoid
- Spawning subagents for tiny tasks.
- Giving every subagent all tools.
- Asking subagents to make broad product decisions without evidence.