Claude Code adopts a well-designed hierarchical multi-agent system architecture, which is one of its core technologies. The architecture realizes efficient privilege management and task collaboration through strict hierarchical division.
The system consists of three key components.
- Lead Agent: responsible for overall coordination and resource allocation
- Sub-Agent: Handles domain-specific specialized tasks
- Task Agent: performs specific tool operations
This design offers significant advantages:
- Agents at each level have clearly defined permission boundaries
- Ensure execution security through strict process isolation
- Modular design supports flexible scalability
- Task flows can be efficiently passed between different Agents
The architecture has been proven to effectively address the demands of complex AI assistant scenarios.
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