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Tools2026-07-29 · source-backed
Digital Applied catalogued them: concurrent subagents (default 20, CLAUDE_CODE_MAX_CONCURRENT_SUBAGENTS, v2.1.217), per-session total spawns (default 200, raisable but not disableable, reset by /clear), spawn depth (default 3 since v2.1.219, set to 1 to restore non-nesting), and --max-budget-usd, which as of v2.1.217 actually halts running background subagents rather than letting them spend past the cap. Dynamic workflows sit on a separate layer with hard caps of 16 concurrent and 1,000 total per run. Concurrency is not enforced in ultracode sessions, which explains a few surprising bills.
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