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Subagent Model Downgrade: Opus to Sonnet [In Development]

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What

When enabled, this feature automatically downgrades Opus model usage for sub-agents to Sonnet, potentially reducing costs for agentic workflows.

Status

Feature-flagged (disabled by default)

Details
  • Gated behind tengu_garnet_loom flag with default !1 (false)
  • When active and the current model includes "opus", it substitutes a Sonnet model
  • Likely intended to balance cost vs. capability for Task sub-agents
Evidence

Flag check R8("tengu_garnet_loom", !1) that downgrades opus to sonnet (search for "tengu_garnet_loom")

Strings lifted out of the shipped bundle, so the claim above can be checked against them.

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