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So if I run a test suite or compile my rust program in a sub agent I’m going to get cache misses? Boo.

• skeledrew 5mo ago
  Sub agents don't have much context and don't stay around for long, so misses in that case are trivial.
  • HumanOstrich 5mo ago
    As of yesterday subagents were often getting the entire session copied to them. Happened to me when 2 turns with Claude spawned a subagent, caused 2 compactions, and burned 15% of my 5-hour limit (Max 5x).
  • aaronblohowiak 5mo ago
    how long they stay around after the cache miss is irrelevant if I am burning all the prior tokens again. also, how much context they have depends entirely on the task and your workflow. I you have a subagent implement a feature and use the compile + test loop to ensure it is implemented correctly before a supervisor agent reviews what was implemented vs asked then yes, subagents do have a lot of context.
    • skeledrew 5mo ago
      I'd say it's next to impossible to have a subagent doing a compile+test loop where at least 1 call doesn't get made to the API over multiple 5-minute stretches to keep the cache warm. In such a case it may just be the same as doing the compile+test manually and then having the agent troubleshoot any issues before iterating.