Sub-Agents

AI is one of the most polarizing topics in engineering right now. For some, it represents a threat to jobs or a black box risk; for others, it’s the next great productivity revolution. But beneath the noise, there’s a more subtle — and in many ways more exciting — shift underway: the evolution of AI tools like Cursor and Claude into customizable workflow partners.

Instead of being just autocomplete engines, these tools are learning how to meet us exactly where we are. Through hooks, sub-agents, and local context, they’re becoming bridges across the many layers and abstractions engineers have to navigate daily.