Claude Code subagents fail 2.8x more often than skills

说明与用途

Claude Code 子代理因缺少必需的 name 和 description 字段，失败率比技能高 2.8 倍。添加这些字段可消除 15,669 次 21.9% 的失败。

问题

Subagents in Claude Code repositories fail to register 21.9% of the time, 2.8 times higher than skills’ 7.9% failure rate, due to missing required name and description fields.

结果

Adding required frontmatter fields to subagents eliminates 15,669 of 21.9% failures, aligning subagent reliability with skills.

工作流

• 1. Scan repository for subagent markdown files.
• 2. Verify frontmatter contains both "name" and "description" keys.
• 3. If missing, add a descriptive name and a one‑sentence description.
• 4. Commit changes and push to repository.
• 5. Re‑run the Claude Code indexer to confirm registration.

证据

Subagents fail at 21.9 percent, skills at 7.9 percent, and the gap is 2.8 times.

来源

Only name and description are required for subagents.

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