Subagent fails with 'classifyHandoffIfNeeded is not defined' on task completion

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Feb 7, 2026 by aleksey-rezvov Closed Feb 11, 2026

Description

When a subagent (type claude-code-guide) completes its work and attempts to return results to the parent session, it crashes with the error:

classifyHandoffIfNeeded is not defined

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Start a Claude Code session (version 2.1.34)
  2. Trigger a Task tool call with subagent_type: "claude-code-guide" that performs multiple WebFetch calls to documentation pages
  3. The agent successfully gathers data but fails on completion/handoff

Expected Behavior

The subagent should complete successfully and return its results to the parent session.

Actual Behavior

The agent task status is reported as failed with error:

classifyHandoffIfNeeded is not defined

The agent's output buffer still contains the collected data, so the parent session can read partial results, but the task is marked as failed.

Environment

  • Claude Code version: 2.1.34
  • Platform: Linux 6.8.0-1045-nvidia
  • Model: claude-opus-4-6
  • Subagent model: claude-haiku-4-5-20251001

Additional Context

The function classifyHandoffIfNeeded appears to be referenced but not defined/imported in the subagent runtime. This seems like a missing dependency or broken import in the agent handoff/completion pathway.

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