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Description
Spawn and coordinate sub-agent sessions for parallel work. Use when delegating tasks (research, code, analysis), routing to appropriate models, or managing m...
Usage Guidance
This skill is coherent for delegating work to sub-agents, but be careful what you hand to child sessions. Never attach secrets (API keys, private keys, passwords, or full database dumps) or sensitive files as attachments or explicit file paths unless you're certain the child should have them. Be cautious using ANNOUNCE_SKIP — it suppresses chat-level notices and can hide a sub-agent's outputs. Prefer sandbox=require or restrict tools for children where possible, limit agentId usage to trusted allowlisted agents, enable auditing/logging of spawned sessions, and test with harmless, non-sensitive tasks first.
Capability Analysis
Type: OpenClaw Skill
Name: sub-agents
Version: 1.0.0
The 'sub-agents' skill bundle provides a structured framework for an AI agent to delegate tasks to parallel sub-sessions. It includes comprehensive documentation on model routing (referencing futuristic GPT-5 and Claude models), task specification protocols, and session management tools like `sessions_spawn` and `subagents`. While it includes a mechanism to suppress status updates (`ANNOUNCE_SKIP`), this is presented as a legitimate way to reduce chat noise during parallel processing rather than a stealth tactic. No indicators of data exfiltration, malicious execution, or unauthorized access were found in SKILL.md or the associated reference files.
Capability Assessment
Purpose & Capability
The name/description (spawn and coordinate sub-agents) matches the SKILL.md content. There are no unrelated required binaries, env vars, or installs — everything in the instructions is about session spawning, model routing, and handoff templates, which is coherent for this purpose.
Instruction Scope
Instructions clearly limit sub-agents to the `task` string, explicit file paths, and attachments — which is good — but the skill explicitly instructs how to pass file contents/attachments to sub-agents and how to suppress announcements with ANNOUNCE_SKIP. That gives the user full control over what data the child sees; if a user includes sensitive files/attachments the sub-agent will receive them. ANNOUNCE_SKIP can be used to keep a child session from posting results to chat, which could hide outputs if misused.
Install Mechanism
No install spec and no code files — instruction-only. This minimizes disk/remote install risk.
Credentials
The skill requests no environment variables or credentials. It references provider/model names and subscription concepts, but it does not ask for keys or unrelated secrets in its metadata. Note: actual model/API credentials are expected to be handled by the platform, not the skill.
Persistence & Privilege
always:false and normal autonomous invocation are used. The skill does not request persistent privileges or attempt to modify other skills' configs. It does allow spawning under another agent via `agentId` (requires allowlist), which depends on platform allowlist correctness.
How to Use
- Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
- Run the install command in chat:
/install sub-agents - After installation, invoke the skill by name or use
/sub-agents - Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
Version History
v1.0.0
- Initial release: enables spawning and managing sub-agent sessions for parallel work.
- Sub-agents operate with strict context isolation; they see only supplied tasks, referenced files, and attachments.
- Comprehensive guidance on when to use sub-agents, recommended models, and session parameters.
- Implements structured task handoff protocol for reliable, testable sub-agent delegation.
- Announce mechanism clarifies how sub-agent results are reported or suppressed.
- Provides orchestration, monitoring, and management tools for sub-agent lifecycle.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is sub-agents?
Spawn and coordinate sub-agent sessions for parallel work. Use when delegating tasks (research, code, analysis), routing to appropriate models, or managing m... It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 260 downloads so far.
How do I install sub-agents?
Run "/install sub-agents" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.
Is sub-agents free?
Yes, sub-agents is completely free, licensed under MIT-0. You can download, install and use it at no cost.
Which platforms does sub-agents support?
sub-agents is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (cross-platform).
Who created sub-agents?
It is built and maintained by bill492 (@bill492); the current version is v1.0.0.
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