{"version":"2.1.271","anchor":"new-model-pattern-gated-nudge-encouraging-judicious-subagent","canonical_anchor":"new-model-pattern-gated-nudge-encouraging-judicious-subagent","heading":"New model-pattern-gated nudge encouraging judicious subagent delegation ('lucky_cerf')","tier":"soon","area":"Subagents","scope":null,"heads_up":null,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.271\/e\/new-model-pattern-gated-nudge-encouraging-judicious-subagent","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.271","markdown":"### New model-pattern-gated nudge encouraging judicious subagent delegation ('lucky_cerf')\n\nNew guidance nudges Claude to weigh the real cost before spawning a subagent\n\n**Unclear.** Nothing has been read yet about how the tengu_lucky_cerf or tengu_lucky_cerf_text gates are currently set for this site's account, so no statement is made about whether this guidance is active.\n\n**What**\n\nA new gate can enable, per model, a block of guidance text shown or injected to Claude about when it's worth delegating work to a subagent versus handling it directly. The text includes lines like \"A fresh agent costs more than it looks,\" discussing the tradeoffs of spawning agents.\n\n**Why**\n\nThis is meant to make Claude more judicious about creating subagents, weighing their overhead against just doing the work inline, which could reduce unnecessary agent spawning when it isn't worth the cost.\n\n- Flag `tengu_lucky_cerf`: Not enough to say (read for one account on one subscription tier against v2.1.271; this account: no value returned, anonymous baseline: no value returned, compiled default: not a boolean we can read) These values were read against a different version of Claude Code, so treat them as the nearest reading available instead of one taken on this release.\n- Flag `tengu_lucky_cerf_text`: Not enough to say (read for one account on one subscription tier against v2.1.271; this account: no value returned, anonymous baseline: no value returned, compiled default: not a boolean we can read) These values were read against a different version of Claude Code, so treat them as the nearest reading available instead of one taken on this release.\n- Area: Subagents\n- Tier: Nothing to try yet\n- Useful: 2\/5\n- Signal: 3\/5\n- Present in the build but not switched on"}