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---
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sidebar_position: 7
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title: "Subagent Delegation"
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description: "Spawn isolated child agents for parallel workstreams with delegate_task"
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---
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# Subagent Delegation
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The `delegate_task` tool spawns child AIAgent instances with isolated context, restricted toolsets, and their own terminal sessions. Each child gets a fresh conversation and works independently — only its final summary enters the parent's context.
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## Single Task
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```python
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delegate_task(
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goal="Debug why tests fail",
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context="Error: assertion in test_foo.py line 42",
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toolsets=["terminal", "file"]
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)
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```
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## Parallel Batch
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Up to 3 concurrent subagents:
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```python
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delegate_task(tasks=[
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{"goal": "Research topic A", "toolsets": ["web"]},
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{"goal": "Research topic B", "toolsets": ["web"]},
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{"goal": "Fix the build", "toolsets": ["terminal", "file"]}
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])
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```
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## Key Properties
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- Each subagent gets its **own terminal session** (separate from the parent)
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- **Depth limit of 2** — no grandchildren
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- Subagents **cannot** call: `delegate_task`, `clarify`, `memory`, `send_message`, `execute_code`
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- **Interrupt propagation** — interrupting the parent interrupts all active children
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- Only the final summary enters the parent's context, keeping token usage efficient
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## Configuration
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```yaml
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# In ~/.hermes/config.yaml
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delegation:
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max_iterations: 50 # Max turns per child (default: 50)
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default_toolsets: ["terminal", "file", "web"] # Default toolsets
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```
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## When to Use Delegation
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Delegation is most useful when:
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- You have **independent workstreams** that can run in parallel
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- A subtask needs a **clean context** (e.g., debugging a long error trace without polluting the main conversation)
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- You want to **fan out** research across multiple topics and collect summaries
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:::tip
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The agent handles delegation automatically based on the task complexity. You don't need to explicitly ask it to delegate — it will do so when it makes sense.
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:::
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