I didn’t even turn on ultracode, and it still auto-triggered a dynamic workflow on me. By the time I looked up, 103 agents were already on their way. Infuriating. Looks like I need to figure out which parameter forcibly shuts this off. Though honestly, my request was just killing a chicken, so I can’t really tell where the ox-cleaver’s superiority lies.
Next up: they’ll probably roll out /effort xxhigh, recommended for optimal performance.
Claude Code subagents have officially entered the Russian-doll era: a subagent can call another subagent, up to five layers deep. Told you. The road to burning tokens never ends.
The hottest flex of 2026: skip the Claude subscription, hit the API directly for Fable 5 max, enable dynamic workflow plus five-layer-deep subagents, and you’ll soon command a Formosa-Plastics-tier subagent army.
When it comes to encouraging users to burn tokens, Anthropic really is trying harder than anyone before or after.