{"version":"2.1.321","anchor":"subagent-system-prompt-gains-an-extra-bullet-under-a-conditi","canonical_anchor":"subagent-system-prompt-gains-an-extra-bullet-under-a-conditi","heading":"Subagents can be given an extra instruction in their notes under some conditions","tier":"internal","area":"Agents","scope":"individual","heads_up":false,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.321\/e\/subagent-system-prompt-gains-an-extra-bullet-under-a-conditi","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.321","markdown":"### Subagents can be given an extra instruction in their notes under some conditions\n\nWhen a certain condition is met, Claude Code adds one more bullet point to the notes in a subagent's instructions\n\n**Unclear.** What the extra bullet says and what condition causes it to be added are not known.\n\n**What**\n\nA subagent is a helper that Claude Code starts to work on part of a task by itself. Each one receives written instructions, called a system prompt, that includes a short list of notes. Claude Code adds one more bullet point to that list when a certain condition is met. Otherwise the notes stay as they were.\n\n**Why**\n\nIn practice, some subagents now receive an additional instruction that can affect how they behave.\n\n- Area: Agents\n- Tier: Under the hood\n- Useful: 1\/5\n- Signal: 2\/5\n- Scope: individual\n- Heads-up: no"}