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Matt Pocock finds Claude Code automatically spins up dozens of subagents when prompts contain the word "workflow

This behavior causes high token consumption and infinite loops.

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As we target more complex use of coding agents (e.g., dynamic workflows and /goals) on long-horizon tasks, you will start to see all kinds of bizarre issues like this.

This is just about user experience; it's even more insane what happens behind the scenes (ridiculous use of tokens, infinite loops, inefficient agent-to-agent interactions). You really want to own that harness and be in more control of it as we target more advanced use cases of coding agents.

Multi-agent systems are just another beast to deal with.

1:48 PM · May 31, 2026 · 2.3K Views
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