Feature Request: Enable Agent Teams on all plans
Request
Make Agent Teams feature (TeammateTool, SendMessage, spawnTeam) available on all plans, not just enterprise.
Current State
System prompt shows:
"Note: The 'Agent Teams' feature (TeammateTool, SendMessage, spawnTeam) is not available on this plan."
The feature exists but is gated behind plan tiers.
Use Cases
Complex multi-agent workflows need peer-to-peer coordination:
1. Parallel code review workflow:
- Planning agent creates task breakdown
- Multiple implementer agents work in parallel
- Each implementer hands off to dedicated reviewer
- Reviewers communicate findings to each other
- Final integration agent synthesizes results
2. Specialist agent collaboration:
- Frontend agent ↔ Backend agent coordinate API contracts
- Test agent validates both implementations
- Agents negotiate design decisions in real-time
3. Dynamic task delegation:
- Lead agent assesses complexity
- Spawns specialist sub-agents based on needs
- Sub-agents report back with results
- Lead agent adapts strategy based on feedback
Current Limitations
Without Agent Teams:
- ❌ Main agent must orchestrate everything
- ❌ No peer-to-peer communication
- ❌ Can't build self-organizing agent systems
- ❌ Limited to hub-and-spoke architecture
Current workaround: Spawn agents via Task tool, coordinate through shared state (files, task lists). But this is:
- Brittle (race conditions, state conflicts)
- Inefficient (polling for changes)
- Limited (no direct messaging)
Benefits of Enabling for All Users
- Unlock advanced workflows - Users can build sophisticated multi-agent systems
- Better UX - Agents that coordinate themselves vs manual orchestration
- Showcase capabilities - Demonstrates Claude's multi-agent potential
- Community innovation - Users will discover novel coordination patterns
Alternative
If full Agent Teams can't be enabled for all plans, provide lightweight coordination primitives:
AgentMessagetool for peer-to-peer messaging- Shared context/state management
- Event bus for agent coordination
Why This Matters
AI-native development needs AI-native coordination. Current limitation forces users back to traditional orchestration patterns instead of letting agents self-organize.
Environment
- Claude Code CLI version: 2.1.32
- Platform: macOS (Darwin 23.6.0)
- Plan: [Pro/Team - whatever the user has]
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