Context flow while using subagents
In this section, we will examine the context flow when using subagents and understand why subagents are useful here with the help of the following diagram. We start with the main agent thread, which represents the main conversation. Every message sent in this thread increases the token size of the context.
Figure 7.8 – Context flow between the main agent and a subagent
When the main agent decides to use a subagent, it creates a new prompt. This prompt is passed to the subagent and represents the only context the subagent receives during execution. The subagent is not aware of the entire conversation that occurred previously. It only has access to the prompt generated by the main agent.
We can influence this prompt so that the main agent prompts the subagent in a way that makes the task easier to execute and produces better results. The quality of the subagent's execution depends entirely on this prompt, since it is the only context provided...
