You'll noticeTier: how much it should matter to you
3Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
2Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
Task ToolArea: what it touches
ImprovementsKind: in v2.1.235,
ImprovementsSection of the release
The Task tool now requires an explicit subagent_type. Omitting it produces the error "subagent_type is required: the general-purpose agent is not available in this session" instead of silently falling back to a general-purpose agent.
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Anthropic's release notes agreeFixed the Agent tool advertising a general-purpose default in sessions where that agent is unavailable: an omitted subagent_type there now…