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Subagent forks can now request a custom display name and description

Subagents spawned as forks can now be given a custom display name and description instead of one derived from the task text

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Subagents spawned as forks can now be given a custom display name and description instead of one derived from the task text

What

When Claude Code launches a subagent as a 'fork' internally, the launch function now accepts optional nameHint and description fields. If provided, these override the agent's allocated name and its shown description, which were previously always derived automatically from the raw task prompt text.

Why

This allows subagents to be labeled more clearly and meaningfully than an auto-generated name or truncated prompt snippet, making it easier to tell forked subagents apart when several are running.

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Names in the bundlenameHint

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