[BUG] TodoWrite unrecognized for Subagents

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Mar 5, 2026 by Wally869 Closed Apr 3, 2026

Preflight Checklist

  • [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
  • [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?

When adding the TodoWrite tool to a subagent definition, the agent does not have access to it when running claude --agent <name> and inspecting agent definition in Claude Code shows "TodoWrite" tool as unrecognized

What Should Happen?

Agent should have access to TodoWrite and tool should be recognized in UI

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Create an agent definition with TodoWrite tool enabled
  2. Start a session in Claude Code
  3. Ask the agent to create a Todo list
  4. Use the /agents command and inspect agent definition

Claude Model

Opus

Is this a regression?

I don't know

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.1.69

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Windows

Terminal/Shell

Windows Terminal

Additional Information

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