Claude Code Agent Teams: Autonomous Multi-Instance Coordination with Built-In Conflict Resolution and Subagent Distinction

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Claude Code's Agent Teams feature enables multiple Claude instances to work in parallel with built-in coordination: agents claim tasks, merge changes continuously, and resolve conflicts automatically. One session acts as team lead to break down tasks and synthesize findings. Key distinction from subagents: use subagents for 3-5 independent subtasks that report back; use Agent Teams when agents need to share findings, challenge each other, and coordinate on dependencies. The --worktree flag creates isolated working directories sharing the same repo history.