How to write a subagent prompt that finishes in one pass
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Most subagent prompts fail for one reason: they describe an area instead of a task . "Look at the auth code and clean it up" gives an agent infinite latitude and no stopping rule. It reads files, proposes a plan, edits something, gets uncertain, and either loops or returns a summary you cannot merg…
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- 2026-10-28 15:20 · DEV Community — AI
How to write a subagent prompt that finishes in one pass