Before adding another subagent ask what problem it's solving. A bloated system prompt is often the issue.

Skills and tool search can fix that without splitting context across agents. My rule of thumb is to keep a subagent when the work is parallel, needs fresh context or one agent really can't pick the right tools.

Otherwise, fold it into the main loop, turn its prompt into a skill, run your evals and keep whatever wins.

Good write-up:
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