Subagent-Driven Development
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Subagent-Driven Development
There’s a skill called subagent-driven-development in the system. It applies the pipeline pattern to code work.
The idea: complex coding tasks get broken into discrete stages, each handled by a focused agent. One agent maps the codebase. Another identifies what needs changing. Another implements the change. Another reviews the diff. Another runs the tests. Another writes the commit.
No single agent needs to hold the entire problem in mind. Each sees its slice, handles its slice, and produces clear output for the next agent.
This is why Claude Code’s ability to spawn subagents matters. The parent agent doesn’t do the work — it directs agents that do the work. The parent’s job is judgment and coordination. The subagents’ job is execution.