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Claude Code subagents: when to delegate, and when a rule or hook is enough

Claude Code subagents: when to delegate, and when a rule or hook is enough

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Claude Code subagents: how .claude/agents files work, and why Claude never uses yours

Claude Code subagents: how .claude/agents files work, and why Claude never uses yours

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What a Claude Code subagent actually costs: measuring the ~436k-token fixed overhead

What a Claude Code subagent actually costs: measuring the ~436k-token fixed overhead

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Your CLAUDE.md loads into every subagent — the context multiplier nobody budgets for

Your CLAUDE.md loads into every subagent — the context multiplier nobody budgets for

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Claude Code fork vs subagent: what /fork, /subtask, and subagent_type: "fork" each copy

Claude Code fork vs subagent: what /fork, /subtask, and subagent_type: "fork" each copy

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A Claude Code subagent costs ~436k tokens before it reads a single file: measured, with the break-even math

A Claude Code subagent costs ~436k tokens before it reads a single file: measured, with the break-even math

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