{"version":"2.1.307","anchor":"agent-tool-do-not-spawn-agents-text-now-keyed-on-a-differ","canonical_anchor":"agent-tool-do-not-spawn-agents-text-now-keyed-on-a-differ","heading":"A different check now decides who sees the 'Do not spawn agents' guidance","tier":"notice","area":"Subagents","scope":"individual","heads_up":false,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.307\/e\/agent-tool-do-not-spawn-agents-text-now-keyed-on-a-differ","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.307","markdown":"### A different check now decides who sees the 'Do not spawn agents' guidance\n\nThe Agent tool's guidance against starting helper agents no longer depends on being on the Pro plan, and its 'when to use' text is reorganised\n\n**Unclear.** What the new check tests, and so which users now see the guidance, is not known.\n\n**What**\n\nThe `Agent` tool lets Claude hand work to helper agents, which are separate copies of Claude with their own job. Part of its instructions says **Do not spawn agents unless the user asks.** That guidance, and a related note about running agents at the same time, used to be shown to people on the Pro plan. They are now shown based on a different check instead of the plan. The part of the instructions that explains when to use agents has also been reorganised.\n\nThe stock `Agent` tool description captured under this release is the same as the one captured under v2.1.306.\n\n**Why**\n\nThis changes which people get the instruction discouraging Claude from starting helper agents on its own.\n\n- Area: Subagents\n- Tier: You'll notice\n- Useful: 2\/5\n- Signal: 3\/5\n- Scope: individual\n- Heads-up: no"}