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Claude Code v2.1.267 ·

Sub-agent tool resolution now includes machine-level MCP tools

Spawned subagents can now use machine-level MCP tools, not just app-state and agent-declared ones

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Spawned subagents can now use machine-level MCP tools, not just app-state and agent-declared ones

What

When Claude Code figures out which tools a spawned subagent is allowed to use, it now also includes machine-level MCP (Model Context Protocol, a standard for connecting external tools) tools, in addition to the app-state MCP tools and the tools an agent explicitly declares. This applies both to subagent spawning generally and to the workflow SDK's agent tool-set resolution, and the machine-level tool list is now merged in when building skill tool sets as well.

Why

This broadens what tools a subagent can reach, so machine-wide MCP tool configurations are no longer left out when a subagent's tool set is computed.

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