[BUG] AskUserQuestion tool not available to subagents regardless of configuration

Resolved 💬 6 comments Opened Dec 2, 2025 by ricardovirtudazo Closed Feb 27, 2026

Preflight Checklist

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  • [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
  • [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

The AskUserQuestion tool is never passed to subagents, even when explicitly listed in the agent's tools: configuration using the documented comma-separated format.

What Should Happen?

Agent should have access to AskUserQuestion when listed in the agent's tools: configuration.

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Create a custom agent with:

``yaml
---
name: test-agent
tools: Bash, BashOutput, Read, AskUserQuestion
---
``

  1. Spawn the agent and ask it to list available tools
  2. Result: Agent reports Bash, BashOutput, Read - all configured tools EXCEPT AskUserQuestion

Claude Model

Sonnet (default)

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

2.0.55

Claude Code Version

2.0.56

Platform

Other

Operating System

Windows

Terminal/Shell

PowerShell

Additional Information

AskUserQuestion appears to be explicitly filtered out when spawning subagents at the system level, regardless of configuration.

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