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Subagents and Agent Teams in Claude Code
Get more out of Claude Code by splitting work across specialized subagents and coordinated agent teams. In this Claud Code course, learners create custom subagents with scoped tools and permissions,...
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Get more out of Claude Code by splitting work across specialized subagents and coordinated agent teams.
In this Claud Code course, learners create custom subagents with scoped tools and permissions, wire in hooks and persistent memory, and then scale up to full agent teams where multiple Claude sessions collaborate on shared task lists. Hands-on labs walk through real scenarios, including building a read-only reviewer, validating database queries with hooks, and running parallel code reviews with competing teammates.
Skills Gained
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Create custom subagents with scoped tools, models, and permissions
- Wire in persistent memory, hooks, and skills for advanced workflows
- Choose between subagents and agent teams for different kinds of work
- Coordinate agent teams with shared task lists and quality gates
Who Can Benefit
- Software Developers
- AI Engineers & Architects
- DevOps Engineers
Prerequisites
- Practical Python or JavaScript/TypeScript experience
- Experience with AI Coding Agents (e.g., AIC-1101 Foundations of AI Coding Agents with Claude Code or equivalent)
Course Details
Software
All attendees must have a modern web browser and an Internet connection.
Creating and Configuring Subagents
- What subagents are and why you’d use them
- Built-in subagents (Explore, Plan, general-purpose)
- Creating subagents with /agents and as Markdown files
- Scoping (project, user, CLI, plugin)
- Frontmatter fields (tools, disallowedTools, model, maxTurns)
- Tool allowlists and denylists
- Picking the right model for the job
- Lab - Creating a Read-Only Code Reviewer Subagent
- Lab - Building a Domain-Specific Subagent with Scoped Tools
Advanced Subagent Patterns
- Permission modes (default, acceptEdits, dontAsk, bypassPermissions, plan)
- Persistent memory across sessions
- Preloading skills into a subagent
- Lifecycle hooks (PreToolUse, PostToolUse)
- Conditional validation with hooks
- Foreground vs. background execution
- Chaining, parallel research, and isolating noisy operations
- When to use a subagent vs. the main conversation
- Lab - Adding Persistent Memory and Skills to a Subagent
- Lab - Implementing Hook-Based Validation for a Database Query Agent
Orchestrating Agent Teams
- When agent teams make sense (and when they don’t)
- Subagents vs. agent teams
- Setting up a team (lead, teammates, shared task list)
- Display modes (in-process, split panes)
- Task dependencies and self-claiming
- Direct messaging, broadcasting, and plan approval
- Quality gates with TeammateIdle and TaskCompleted hooks
- Practical limits (team size, task granularity, file conflicts)
- Lab - Running a Parallel Code Review with an Agent Team
- Lab - Investigating a Bug with Competing Hypothesis Teammates
Schedule
FAQ
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The tool provided to practice the course teachings is very functional and easy to use.
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