[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] 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
- Create a custom agent with:
``yaml``
---
name: test-agent
tools: Bash, BashOutput, Read, AskUserQuestion
---
- Spawn the agent and ask it to list available tools
- Result: Agent reports
Bash, BashOutput, Read- all configured tools EXCEPTAskUserQuestion
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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