Dynamic workflows can run as few as ten scripted subagents, Lydia Hallie says
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Lydia Hallie, an Anthropic employee, says dynamic workflows do not need hundreds of subagents and that she uses them with about ten for tasks she wants to rerun the same way.
She describes a workflow as an editable JavaScript file that gives full control over which subagents run and in what order, which she calls more predictable than a skill. The claim comes from a single X post, and no other report on the feature is included in this overview.
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Lydia Hallie ✨@lydiahallieXDynamic workflows can run as few as 10 subagents in editable JavaScriptAILydia Hallie, an Anthropic employee, says dynamic workflows do not need hundreds of subagents and she uses them with about 10 for repeatable tasks. She says a workflow is an editable JavaScript file that gives full control over the subagents and their run order, which she calls more predictable than a skill.

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