Subagents

A month ago I wrote about making Claude Code actually ship software. The workflow has been through at least six revisions since I started, but this latest version has been stable. Now it’s packaged as momentum. What This Actually Is Not another “make AI smarter” attempt. This is a workflow that assumes you know what you’re doing and gives you tools to do it faster. A recent post about building Log Carver at C-speed nailed it: “AI is no longer just a productivity booster. It’s a compiler for ideas. But like any compiler, it needs constraints, tests, and a damn good operator behind the keyboard.” ...

For those dabbling with Claude Code subagents: they consume a TON of tokens. Which is fine—if you’re burning them for the right reasons. A blog writer subagent? Maybe that works. You see the final output, judge quality, iterate. But when subagents touch multiple files across your codebase? That’s where things can get problematic. TL;DR Subagents burn 10x more tokens than custom commands. ~50-100K tokens for implementation work vs ~5-10K for the same task with /plan-task. Your mileage may vary, but the difference is substantial. ...