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| author | Alan Pogrebinschi <[email protected]> | 2026-01-18 14:46:04 -0800 |
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| committer | GitHub <[email protected]> | 2026-01-18 16:46:04 -0600 |
| commit | b4d4a1ea7d2e590e3963b36580989404377e4ce4 (patch) | |
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docs: clarify agent tool access and explore vs general distinction (#9300)
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diff --git a/packages/web/src/content/docs/agents.mdx b/packages/web/src/content/docs/agents.mdx index 22bed7f16..ea1f779cd 100644 --- a/packages/web/src/content/docs/agents.mdx +++ b/packages/web/src/content/docs/agents.mdx @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ There are two types of agents in OpenCode; primary agents and subagents. ### Primary agents -Primary agents are the main assistants you interact with directly. You can cycle through them using the **Tab** key, or your configured `switch_agent` keybind. These agents handle your main conversation and can access all configured tools. +Primary agents are the main assistants you interact with directly. You can cycle through them using the **Tab** key, or your configured `switch_agent` keybind. These agents handle your main conversation. Tool access is configured via permissions — for example, Build has all tools enabled while Plan is restricted. :::tip You can use the **Tab** key to switch between primary agents during a session. @@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ This agent is useful when you want the LLM to analyze code, suggest changes, or _Mode_: `subagent` -A general-purpose agent for researching complex questions, searching for code, and executing multi-step tasks. Use when searching for keywords or files and you're not confident you'll find the right match in the first few tries. +A general-purpose agent for researching complex questions and executing multi-step tasks. Has full tool access (except todo), so it can make file changes when needed. Use this to run multiple units of work in parallel. --- @@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ A general-purpose agent for researching complex questions, searching for code, a _Mode_: `subagent` -A fast agent specialized for exploring codebases. Use this when you need to quickly find files by patterns, search code for keywords, or answer questions about the codebase. +A fast, read-only agent for exploring codebases. Cannot modify files. Use this when you need to quickly find files by patterns, search code for keywords, or answer questions about the codebase. --- |