Sort the Work: Main Thread, Subagent, or MCP?
Sort task fragments into the right Claude Code lane: main reasoning thread, subagent search worker, or MCP-backed external truth.
Main thread decision Subagent search worker MCP external truth Decide whether the smallest evidence-backed patch is safe to merge today. Scan three large build logs and rank the most likely failure points with file paths. Verify which customer tenants are actually behind the feature flag right now. Choose whether the task should parallelize or stay in one orchestrated thread. Compare the local component against an approved Figma frame that lives outside the repo. Search recent diffs and helper files for timing-related clues behind a flaky test. One overloaded thread Three clean lanes Decision Search External truth Common trap Treating every…
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