What is the Subagent Development skill?

This skill is a central authority for managing Claude Code subagents. It provides expert guidance on agent creation, YAML configuration, tool access, lifecycle management, and troubleshooting, ensuring all information is accurate by delegating to official documentation.

What specific capabilities does it cover?

It covers the entire agent development lifecycle, including agent file format, YAML frontmatter fields (tools, model, permissions), automatic vs. explicit invocation, agent resumption, CLI commands, SDK integration, and even undocumented features like UI color-coding.

How does this skill improve my workflow?

It acts as a single, reliable entry point for all subagent-related tasks. By centralizing knowledge and ensuring answers are based on the latest official docs, it saves you time, prevents errors from outdated information, and accelerates agent development.

When should I use this skill?

Use this skill whenever you need to create a new agent, configure an existing one, understand agent behavior (like automatic delegation or resumption), or use the `/agents` command-line tool or Agent SDK for programmatic control.

Subagent Development

Name: Subagent Development
Author: melodic-software

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Manages all aspects of Claude Code subagent development, from file creation and configuration to lifecycle management and troubleshooting.

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Acts as the central authority for creating, configuring, and managing Claude Code subagents. This skill guides developers through the entire subagent lifecycle, including agent file formats, YAML frontmatter, tool access, model selection, and programmatic creation via the Agent SDK. Its core principle is to delegate 100% of queries to the `docs-management` skill, ensuring all guidance is based exclusively on the latest official documentation. Use this skill for any task involving subagents, from initial creation and configuration to advanced troubleshooting and optimization.

Características Principales

Delegates to official documentation for all subagent-related queries to ensure accuracy.
Explains agent lifecycle, including automatic delegation, explicit invocation, and resumption.
Provides guidance on agent file format, YAML frontmatter, tool access, and model selection.
Defines repository standards for features like UI color-coding for agents.
Covers command-line usage (/agents) and programmatic creation via the Agent SDK.
1 GitHub stars

Casos de Uso

Creating a new subagent file with specific tools, a designated model, and permissions.
Learning how to chain multiple agents together or create them programmatically using the Agent SDK.
Debugging why a subagent is not being automatically invoked or is failing during execution.

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Características Principales

Delegates to official documentation for all subagent-related queries to ensure accuracy.
Explains agent lifecycle, including automatic delegation, explicit invocation, and resumption.
Provides guidance on agent file format, YAML frontmatter, tool access, and model selection.
Defines repository standards for features like UI color-coding for agents.
Covers command-line usage (/agents) and programmatic creation via the Agent SDK.
1 GitHub stars

Casos de Uso

Creating a new subagent file with specific tools, a designated model, and permissions.
Learning how to chain multiple agents together or create them programmatically using the Agent SDK.
Debugging why a subagent is not being automatically invoked or is failing during execution.