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This page covers the practical workflow for collaborating with subagents in the interface.

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How delegated work appears

When the team lead delegates work, you will see brief lifecycle updates in the main conversation. Subagents also appear as tabs near the composer. Use those tabs to switch context and work directly with a subagent.

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Switching context with tabs

A tab bar above the composer shows:
  • a fixed Team Lead tab,
  • one tab per active or idle subagent.
Select a tab to choose where your next message goes. Tabs also show live status so you can monitor work without opening details. You can cycle tabs from the composer with Tab and Shift+Tab. See Commands for shortcut details.

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Messaging a subagent directly

You can message a subagent directly by selecting its tab and sending a message. Use this for targeted guidance, for example:
  • clarifying acceptance criteria,
  • requesting a focused check,
  • redirecting implementation approach.
If the Team Lead tab is selected, your message goes to the team lead as usual.

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Viewing details and nested delegation

Open a subagent tab to view that subagent’s messages and reasoning stream. If that subagent delegates further, you can continue drilling into nested activity from its detail view.

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Closing and killing subagents

Tab close behavior depends on state:
  • Idle subagent: closing removes the tab.
  • Active subagent: closing asks for confirmation before killing the running agent.
This lets you clean up finished work while protecting active tasks from accidental termination.