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Subagent Context Budget Management

Best practices for managing token budgets when spawning subagents in autonomous workflows: when to compress, how to summarize results, and how to use early-exit design to prevent context overflow.

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$ sessions_spawn
$ openclaw memory compress

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Practical Guide to Subagent Context Budget Management

Subagent Context Budget Management

# Subagent Context Budget Management Managing token budgets effectively is critical for autonomous multi-agent workflows. When spawning subagents in systems like OpenClaw, the primary agent context can overflow if subagent results are returned verbatim. This guide covers the three core patterns: me

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