#Creating Subagents

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sullen urchinBOT
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Sub-agents in OpenClaw aren’t created by a special “mode” in the prompt — they only exist if the agent actually calls the sessions_spawn tool.

What to do instead:

  1. Prompt it very explicitly to spawn one
  • Example: “Spawn a sub-agent to do X. Use the sessions_spawn tool. Report back with a short summary + next steps.”
  1. Verify it spawned / monitor it
  • Run: /subagents list
  • Then you can inspect:
    • /subagents info <id|#>
    • /subagents log <id|#> [limit] [tools]
    • /subagents send <id|#> <message>
    • /subagents stop <id|#|all>
  1. If /subagents list shows nothing, it usually means:
  • Your current model isn’t reliably doing tool calls (common with some local/cheaper models), or