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Claude Code — Multi-Agent Coordination Modes: practical reference for subagents vs Agent Teams vs parallel sessions vs autonomous harness

Claude Code — Multi-Agent Coordination Modes

A practical reference for choosing the right collaboration model


The four coordination primitives

1. Subagents (Agent tool, within session)

A task delegated from LEAD inside the same Claude Code session. Returns a result. Can optionally run in an isolated git worktree (`isolation: