Claude Code adds nested subagent support, capped at depth=5
@bcherny announced that nested subagent support has landed in Claude Code, allowing agents to spawn child agents for better context management, with a maximum depth of 5.
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Nested subagent support in Claude Code introduces a structured way for agents to delegate work to child agents, with a `depth=5` cap providing an initial boundary for the recursive behavior.
- 01Nested subagent support has landed in Claude Code.
- 02Agents can now kick off other agents to help manage context.
- 03Nesting depth is capped at `depth=5` to start.
@bcherny announced the landing of nested subagent support in Claude Code, describing it as part of broader experimentation with agents spawning other agents as a mechanism for better context management. The feature shipped in the same day's release.
The nesting depth is capped at `depth=5` as an initial limit.
The nesting depth is capped at `depth=5` as an initial limit. @bcherny framed the release as an early experiment and solicited community feedback on the feature.
Key facts
- 01Nested subagent support has landed in Claude Code.
- 02Agents can now kick off other agents to help manage context.
- 03Nesting depth is capped at `depth=5` to start.
- 04The feature shipped in the same-day release at time of posting.
- 05@bcherny announced the feature and invited user feedback.
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