Codex Specialized Subagents FAQs

Question 1

Are sub-agents able to use existing Codex skills?

Accepted Answer

Yes, sub-agents can load Codex skills from both repo-local `.codex/skills` (nearest ancestor of the delegated current working directory) and global `${CODEX_HOME:-~/.codex}/skills` directories.

Question 2

What is 'artifact-first debugging'?

Accepted Answer

Artifact-first debugging means each tool call generates a comprehensive run directory containing the prompt, selected skills, event stream, and structured results, making it easy to understand, debug, and review what happened during a task.

Question 3

What is Codex Specialized Subagents?

Accepted Answer

Codex Specialized Subagents is a tool that orchestrates and delegates complex tasks to isolated AI sub-agents, enabling parallel processing and specialized skill application within the Codex CLI environment.

Question 4

How does it improve development workflows?

Accepted Answer

It enhances workflows by allowing you to break down multi-step or cross-cutting work into specialized sub-agent tasks, promoting parallelism, and providing durable artifacts for debugging and review.

Question 5

What are the key delegation tools available?

Accepted Answer

It offers `delegate_autopilot` for automated multi-agent orchestration, `delegate_run` for executing single specialist sub-agent runs, and `delegate_resume` for continuing prior sub-agent threads.

Codex Specialized Subagents

Codex Specialized Subagents

Key Features

Use Cases

Key Features

Use Cases