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Each one is its own directory under <code>agent/subagents/&lt;id&gt;/</code>, with the same <code>agent.ts</code> + <code>instructions.md</code> shape as the root. On the Cursor harness, subagents run as SDK custom subagents: the parent model delegates through the harness <code>task</code> tool, and the stream records <code>subagent.called</code> and <code>subagent.completed</code>.</p><div class="language-text vp-adaptive-theme"><button title="Copy Code" class="copy"></button><span class="lang">text</span><pre class="shiki shiki-themes github-light github-dark vp-code" tabindex="0"><code><span class="line"><span>agent/subagents/researcher/</span></span>
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data-v-79ad6d7f></span><!--]--></span></span></button></div><!----><div class="VPFlyout VPNavBarExtra extra" data-v-b33015df data-v-a713f501 data-v-1d7aa189><button type="button" class="button" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="extra navigation" data-v-1d7aa189><span class="vpi-more-horizontal icon" data-v-1d7aa189></span></button><div class="menu" data-v-1d7aa189><div class="VPMenu" data-v-1d7aa189 data-v-e34b7e14><!----><!--[--><!--[--><!----><div class="group" data-v-a713f501><div class="item appearance" data-v-a713f501><p class="label" data-v-a713f501>Appearance</p><div class="appearance-action" data-v-a713f501><button class="VPSwitch VPSwitchAppearance" type="button" role="switch" title aria-checked="false" data-v-a713f501 data-v-79ad6d7f data-v-0a895de9><span class="check" data-v-0a895de9><span class="icon" data-v-0a895de9><!--[--><span class="vpi-sun sun" data-v-79ad6d7f></span><span class="vpi-moon moon" data-v-79ad6d7f></span><!--]--></span></span></button></div></div></div><!----><!--]--><!--]--></div></div></div><!--[--><!--]--><button type="button" class="VPNavBarHamburger hamburger" aria-label="mobile navigation" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="VPNavScreen" data-v-b33015df data-v-cb5d0edb><span class="container" data-v-cb5d0edb><span class="top" data-v-cb5d0edb></span><span class="middle" data-v-cb5d0edb></span><span class="bottom" data-v-cb5d0edb></span></span></button></div></div></div></div><div class="divider" data-v-b33015df><div class="divider-line" data-v-b33015df></div></div></div><!----></header><div class="VPLocalNav has-sidebar empty" data-v-76086e96 data-v-6f794310><div class="container" data-v-6f794310><button class="menu" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="VPSidebarNav" data-v-6f794310><span class="vpi-align-left menu-icon" data-v-6f794310></span><span class="menu-text" data-v-6f794310>Menu</span></button><div class="VPLocalNavOutlineDropdown" style="--vp-vh:0px;" data-v-6f794310 data-v-bab84d9c><button data-v-bab84d9c>Return to top</button><!----></div></div></div><aside class="VPSidebar" data-v-76086e96 data-v-4daa293d><div class="curtain" data-v-4daa293d></div><nav class="nav" id="VPSidebarNav" aria-labelledby="sidebar-aria-label" tabindex="-1" data-v-4daa293d><span class="visually-hidden" id="sidebar-aria-label" data-v-4daa293d> Sidebar Navigation </span><!--[--><!--]--><!--[--><div class="no-transition group" data-v-095feacd><section class="VPSidebarItem level-0" data-v-095feacd data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="item" role="button" tabindex="0" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="indicator" data-v-d79cbf7e></div><h2 class="text" data-v-d79cbf7e>Getting started</h2><!----></div><div class="items" data-v-d79cbf7e><!--[--><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="item" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="indicator" data-v-d79cbf7e></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/" data-v-d79cbf7e><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-d79cbf7e>Overview</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="item" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="indicator" data-v-d79cbf7e></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/quickstart.html" data-v-d79cbf7e><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-d79cbf7e>Building your first agent</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><!--]--></div></section></div><div class="no-transition group" data-v-095feacd><section class="VPSidebarItem level-0 collapsible" data-v-095feacd data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="item" role="button" tabindex="0" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="indicator" data-v-d79cbf7e></div><h2 class="text" data-v-d79cbf7e>Integrations</h2><div class="caret" role="button" aria-label="toggle section" tabindex="0" data-v-d79cbf7e><span class="vpi-chevron-right caret-icon" data-v-d79cbf7e></span></div></div><div class="items" data-v-d79cbf7e><!--[--><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="item" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="indicator" data-v-d79cbf7e></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/guides/github.html" data-v-d79cbf7e><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-d79cbf7e>GitHub</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="item" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="indicator" data-v-d79cbf7e></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/guides/slack.html" data-v-d79cbf7e><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-d79cbf7e>Slack</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="item" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="indicator" data-v-d79cbf7e></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/guides/webhooks.html" data-v-d79cbf7e><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-d79cbf7e>Webhooks</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="item" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="indicator" data-v-d79cbf7e></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/guides/convert-automation.html" data-v-d79cbf7e><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-d79cbf7e>Cursor Automations</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="item" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="indicator" data-v-d79cbf7e></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/guides/opentelemetry.html" data-v-d79cbf7e><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-d79cbf7e>OpenTelemetry</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="item" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="indicator" data-v-d79cbf7e></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/guides/gitlab.html" data-v-d79cbf7e><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-d79cbf7e>GitLab</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="item" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="indicator" data-v-d79cbf7e></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/guides/bitbucket.html" data-v-d79cbf7e><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-d79cbf7e>Bitbucket</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><!--]--></div></section></div><div class="no-transition group" data-v-095feacd><section class="VPSidebarItem level-0 collapsible" data-v-095feacd data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="item" role="button" tabindex="0" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="indicator" data-v-d79cbf7e></div><h2 class="text" data-v-d79cbf7e>Extensions</h2><div class="caret" role="button" aria-label="toggle section" tabindex="0" data-v-d79cbf7e><span class="vpi-chevron-right caret-icon" data-v-d79cbf7e></span></div></div><div class="items" data-v-d79cbf7e><!--[--><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="item" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="indicator" data-v-d79cbf7e></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/reference/extensions.html" data-v-d79cbf7e><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-d79cbf7e>Overview</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="item" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="indicator" data-v-d79cbf7e></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/guides/cloud-agents.html" data-v-d79cbf7e><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-d79cbf7e>Cloud agents</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="item" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="indicator" data-v-d79cbf7e></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/guides/grokbot-agents.html" data-v-d79cbf7e><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-d79cbf7e>Grok Bot agents</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="item" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="indicator" data-v-d79cbf7e></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/guides/improve.html" data-v-d79cbf7e><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-d79cbf7e>Self-improvement</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><!--]--></div></section></div><div class="no-transition group" data-v-095feacd><section class="VPSidebarItem level-0 collapsible" data-v-095feacd data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="item" role="button" tabindex="0" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="indicator" data-v-d79cbf7e></div><h2 class="text" data-v-d79cbf7e>Guides</h2><div class="caret" role="button" aria-label="toggle section" tabindex="0" data-v-d79cbf7e><span class="vpi-chevron-right caret-icon" data-v-d79cbf7e></span></div></div><div class="items" data-v-d79cbf7e><!--[--><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="item" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="indicator" data-v-d79cbf7e></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/guides/mcp-oauth.html" data-v-d79cbf7e><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-d79cbf7e>MCP</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="item" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="indicator" data-v-d79cbf7e></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/guides/agent-to-agent.html" data-v-d79cbf7e><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-d79cbf7e>Agent-to-agent</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="item" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="indicator" data-v-d79cbf7e></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/deployment.html" data-v-d79cbf7e><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-d79cbf7e>Deployment</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="item" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="indicator" data-v-d79cbf7e></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/evals.html" data-v-d79cbf7e><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-d79cbf7e>Evals</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="item" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="indicator" data-v-d79cbf7e></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/hillclimbing.html" data-v-d79cbf7e><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-d79cbf7e>Hillclimbing</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="item" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="indicator" data-v-d79cbf7e></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/building-with-agents.html" data-v-d79cbf7e><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-d79cbf7e>Build with a coding agent</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="item" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="indicator" data-v-d79cbf7e></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/troubleshooting.html" data-v-d79cbf7e><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-d79cbf7e>Troubleshooting</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><!--]--></div></section></div><div class="no-transition group" data-v-095feacd><section class="VPSidebarItem level-0 collapsible" data-v-095feacd data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="item" role="button" tabindex="0" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="indicator" data-v-d79cbf7e></div><h2 class="text" data-v-d79cbf7e>Templates</h2><div class="caret" role="button" aria-label="toggle section" tabindex="0" data-v-d79cbf7e><span class="vpi-chevron-right caret-icon" data-v-d79cbf7e></span></div></div><div class="items" data-v-d79cbf7e><!--[--><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="item" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="indicator" data-v-d79cbf7e></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/templates/security-reviewer.html" data-v-d79cbf7e><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-d79cbf7e>Security reviewer</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="item" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="indicator" data-v-d79cbf7e></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/templates/thermo-review.html" data-v-d79cbf7e><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-d79cbf7e>Thermo review</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="item" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="indicator" data-v-d79cbf7e></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/templates/thermo-quality-review.html" data-v-d79cbf7e><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-d79cbf7e>Thermo quality review</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="item" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="indicator" data-v-d79cbf7e></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/templates/agentic-owners.html" data-v-d79cbf7e><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-d79cbf7e>Agentic Approver</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="item" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="indicator" data-v-d79cbf7e></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/templates/pr-autofixer.html" data-v-d79cbf7e><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-d79cbf7e>PR autofixer</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="item" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="indicator" data-v-d79cbf7e></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/templates/triage.html" data-v-d79cbf7e><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-d79cbf7e>Triage agent</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><!--]--></div></section></div><div class="no-transition group" data-v-095feacd><section class="VPSidebarItem level-0 collapsible has-active" data-v-095feacd data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="item" role="button" tabindex="0" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="indicator" data-v-d79cbf7e></div><h2 class="text" data-v-d79cbf7e>Reference</h2><div class="caret" role="button" aria-label="toggle section" tabindex="0" data-v-d79cbf7e><span class="vpi-chevron-right caret-icon" data-v-d79cbf7e></span></div></div><div class="items" data-v-d79cbf7e><!--[--><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="item" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="indicator" data-v-d79cbf7e></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/reference/project-layout.html" data-v-d79cbf7e><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-d79cbf7e>Project layout</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="item" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="indicator" data-v-d79cbf7e></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/reference/agent-config.html" data-v-d79cbf7e><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-d79cbf7e>Agent config</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="item" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="indicator" data-v-d79cbf7e></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/reference/instructions.html" data-v-d79cbf7e><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-d79cbf7e>Instructions</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="item" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="indicator" data-v-d79cbf7e></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/reference/tools.html" data-v-d79cbf7e><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-d79cbf7e>Tools</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="item" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="indicator" data-v-d79cbf7e></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/reference/prompt.html" data-v-d79cbf7e><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-d79cbf7e>prompt</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="item" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="indicator" data-v-d79cbf7e></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/reference/skills.html" data-v-d79cbf7e><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-d79cbf7e>Skills</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="item" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="indicator" data-v-d79cbf7e></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/reference/connections.html" data-v-d79cbf7e><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-d79cbf7e>MCP Connections</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-d79cbf7e><div class="item" 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Each one is its own directory under <code>agent/subagents/&lt;id&gt;/</code>, with the same <code>agent.ts</code> + <code>instructions.md</code> shape as the root. On the Cursor harness, subagents run as SDK custom subagents: the parent model delegates through the harness <code>task</code> tool, and the stream records <code>subagent.called</code> and <code>subagent.completed</code>.</p><div class="language-text vp-adaptive-theme"><button title="Copy Code" class="copy"></button><span class="lang">text</span><pre class="shiki shiki-themes github-light github-dark vp-code" tabindex="0"><code><span class="line"><span>agent/subagents/researcher/</span></span>
 <span class="line"><span>├── agent.ts            # description (required), model (optional)</span></span>
 <span class="line"><span>└── instructions.md     # the subagent&#39;s own system prompt</span></span></code></pre></div><div class="language-ts vp-adaptive-theme"><button title="Copy Code" class="copy"></button><span class="lang">ts</span><pre class="shiki shiki-themes github-light github-dark vp-code" tabindex="0"><code><span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#6A737D;--shiki-dark:#6A737D;">// agent/subagents/researcher/agent.ts</span></span>
 <span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#D73A49;--shiki-dark:#F97583;">import</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"> { defineAgent } </span><span style="--shiki-light:#D73A49;--shiki-dark:#F97583;">from</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> &quot;@cursor/july&quot;</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">;</span></span>
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 <span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">  description:</span></span>
 <span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;">    &quot;Background research: climate history, records, comparisons across many cities.&quot;</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">,</span></span>
 <span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#6A737D;--shiki-dark:#6A737D;">  // model: omit to inherit the parent&#39;s model</span></span>
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@@ -48,9 +48,8 @@ subagent."
 
 Subagents split one job into roles inside a single agent. When the
 specialist is independently useful, with its own tools, sessions, and
-playground, make it a full agent and wire a peer MCP connection instead. The
-comparison table is in the
-[Agent-to-agent guide](/docs/guides/agent-to-agent.md#peer-or-subagent).
+playground, make it a full agent. See
+[Agent-to-agent](/docs/guides/agent-to-agent.md#peer-or-subagent).
 
 ## Patterns
 
@@ -66,6 +65,5 @@ parent routes; the specialist executes.
 
 Continue with these pages:
 
-- [Agent-to-agent](/docs/guides/agent-to-agent.md): the peer alternative
 - [Skills](/docs/reference/skills.md): when a procedure is enough and a child agent
   is overkill