{"version":"2.1.280","anchor":"task-delegation-now-carries-usage-stats-forward","canonical_anchor":"task-delegation-now-carries-usage-stats-forward","heading":"Task delegation now carries usage stats forward","tier":"internal","area":"Agent Tool","scope":null,"heads_up":null,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.280\/e\/task-delegation-now-carries-usage-stats-forward","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.280","markdown":"### Task delegation now carries usage stats forward\n\nSub-task handoff now carries forward token, tool-use, and duration stats\n\n**What**\n\nWhen Claude Code spawns or hands off a sub-task to another agent, the payload sent now includes a `usage` object with `totalTokens`, `toolUses`, and `durationMs`, in addition to the existing `agentId`, `priority`, and `taskId` fields.\n\n**Why**\n\nThis carries usage statistics along with a delegated task, making it possible to track token consumption, tool use, and time spent as work moves between agents.\n\n- Area: Agent Tool\n- Tier: Under the hood\n- Useful: 1\/5\n- Signal: 1\/5"}