Subagents
Status: does not exist yet. What to use instead.
Not available
Atom has no subagents. There is no spawn, branch, or merge API, and no subagent documentation beyond this page.
What to use instead
- Long shell work: run it with
runInBackgroundand poll by task id. The command runs independently while the loop continues. See Tools. - Reusable know-how: author a
SKILL.mdso the main loop loads the procedure itself. See Skills. - Multi-step tracking: keep a session checklist so parallel-ish work stays ordered. See Task lists.
If subagents land, this page will describe the real API. Until then, treat any third-party claim about Atom subagents as unverified.