[FEATURE]:can subagent create subagent？my context is low and task is heavy #50539

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   neriousy

   on Sep 22, 2026
2. github-actions commented on Sep 22, 2026

   

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   This issue might be a duplicate of existing issues. Please check:

   • [FEATURE]: Allow the LLM to create subagents at runtime via the task tool #47751: [FEATURE]: Allow the LLM to create subagents at runtime via the task tool — same core ask: let subagents dynamically spawn further subagents during a session, rather than requiring them to be pre-defined.

   Please review that issue and add a comment there if you have additional context or a different use case in mind.
3. opencodejr commented on Oct 28, 2026

   

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   Thanks for the request, @Pressten!

   You'd like subagents to be able to start their own subagents, so a heavy task can be split up without filling one context.

   OpenCode v2 can already do this, but it's off by default: experimental.subagent_depth defaults to 1, so only the main agent can start subagents. To allow nesting, raise it in your opencode.json:

   {
     "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
     "experimental": { "subagent_depth": 2 }
   }

   2 allows main → subagent → subagent. Higher values allow deeper chains. The subagent also needs permission to use the subagent tool. In v2 the setting has to go under experimental. The config docs currently show it at the top level, which v2 doesn't accept.

   Related issues:

   • docs/config: subagent_depth defaults to 1 and is undocumented, so subagents can't delegate #59826: asks for a deeper default and better docs for subagent_depth
   • subagent: tool remains advertised at the maximum session depth #53356: at the depth limit, subagents are still offered the subagent tool and fail when they use it
   • Desktop: running-subagents indicator never shows nested subagents (subagent_depth > 1) #58489: nested subagents don't show in the Desktop running-subagents indicator

   If this doesn't cover what you need, please reply with more detail. Maintainers will take that into account.
4. Tarquinen commented on Nov 2, 2026

   

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   Thanks for the request! This is already possible: set experimental.subagent_depth above 1 in your config to let subagents start their own subagents. Closing this issue.

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5. Tarquinen

   closed this as completedon Nov 2, 2026