Delegated workers in one session, a team under a lead, and a script that orchestrates agents are three ways of splitting up a job. Which single question separates them most usefully when you are choosing?

Easyclaude-codeworkflowsdelegationchoosing-a-surface

Last reviewed 23 Aug 2026

Which of them gives you a more capable model to work with
Who holds the plan — a session, a lead, or the script itselfCorrect answer
How many workers each of them can run at the same time
Whether you want a team or a script, since those are one idea at two sizes

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Correct answer: B. Who holds the plan — a session, a lead, or the script itself

Explanation

The principle — the surfaces are not sizes of one thing. They differ in where the plan lives.

Why the key is correct — each description answers it. Delegated workers do a side task in their own context and return a summary, so the session keeps the plan. A team's lead coordinates the work and synthesises the results. And a workflow moves the plan into code. Three holders, one question.

Why the others are wrong — worker count follows from the arrangement rather than distinguishing them. Capability is not on offer either: in every approach the workers are Claude sessions. And a script and a team differ in kind — one has the plan written down, the other a lead deciding as it goes.

Remember this — ask who holds the plan; the answer names the surface.

Sources — Anthropic's Claude Code agents, agent teams and workflows documentation.

Sources

Primary sourceRun agents in parallel — Anthropic · accessed 17 Aug 2026
“Delegated workers inside one session that do a side task in their own context and return a summary”
Primary sourceOrchestrate teams of Claude Code sessions — Anthropic · accessed 17 Aug 2026
“One session acts as the team lead, coordinating work, assigning tasks, and synthesizing results.”
Primary sourceOrchestrate subagents at scale with dynamic workflows — Anthropic · accessed 17 Aug 2026
“A workflow moves the plan into code.”
Primary sourceRun agents in parallel — Anthropic · accessed 17 Aug 2026
“In every approach the workers are Claude sessions.”

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Delegated workers in one session, a team under a lead, and a script that orchestrates agents are three ways of splitting up a job. Which single question separates them most usefully when you are choosing?

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Last reviewed 23 Aug 2026

Which of them gives you a more capable model to work with
Who holds the plan — a session, a lead, or the script itselfCorrect answer
How many workers each of them can run at the same time
Whether you want a team or a script, since those are one idea at two sizes

Show answer & explanation

Correct answer: B. Who holds the plan — a session, a lead, or the script itself

Explanation

The principle — the surfaces are not sizes of one thing. They differ in where the plan lives.

Remember this — ask who holds the plan; the answer names the surface.

Sources — Anthropic's Claude Code agents, agent teams and workflows documentation.

Sources

Primary sourceRun agents in parallel — Anthropic · accessed 17 Aug 2026
“Delegated workers inside one session that do a side task in their own context and return a summary”
Primary sourceOrchestrate teams of Claude Code sessions — Anthropic · accessed 17 Aug 2026
“One session acts as the team lead, coordinating work, assigning tasks, and synthesizing results.”
Primary sourceOrchestrate subagents at scale with dynamic workflows — Anthropic · accessed 17 Aug 2026
“A workflow moves the plan into code.”
Primary sourceRun agents in parallel — Anthropic · accessed 17 Aug 2026
“In every approach the workers are Claude sessions.”

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