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recursive-spawn

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Enables an Openclaw agent to spawn sub-agents (child Openclaw instances) when a task is too large, complex, or parallel to handle alone. Use this skill whenever an Openclaw agent needs to delegate work to another Openclaw agent, break a large task into concurrent sub-tasks, or hand off a portion of work mid-execution. Triggers include: task requires parallel execution, a sub-task is clearly separable from the main task, the agent detects it cannot complete the work alone within time/context limits, or the user asks to "spawn", "delegate", "parallelize", or "split" work across agents. Always use this skill — not ad-hoc improvisation — when spawning is needed.

When to use

• delegating work to another Openclaw agent
• breaking a large task into concurrent sub-tasks
• handing off a portion of work mid-execution
• parallel execution of sub-tasks
• spawning when context window is approaching limit
• delegating tasks requiring different tools or permissions
• user requests to spawn, delegate, parallelize, or split work

When not to use

• trivial one-step tasks
• tasks that cannot be clearly separated from the main task

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