claude-code - 💡(How to fix) Fix [Feature Request] Support per-agent max_tokens configuration in frontmatter [1 comments, 2 participants]

TL;DR

To limit the context of a specific subagent/teamagent without setting the global environment variable, consider using a configuration override or a model-specific setting.

Guidance

• Review the documentation for the model: opus configuration to see if there's an option to specify a custom MAX_TOKENS limit for individual subagents or team agents.
• Check if there's a way to configure the coordinator and team agents to use different models or settings, allowing for separate context limits.
• Investigate if environment variables can be set on a per-subagent or per-teamagent basis, rather than globally.
• Look into using a configuration file or override to specify custom settings for each subagent or team agent.

Notes

The issue lacks information about the specific configuration options available for the model: opus setting, so it's unclear what exact steps can be taken to resolve the issue.

Recommendation

Apply workaround: Use a configuration override or model-specific setting to limit the context of individual subagents or team agents, as this approach allows for more fine-grained control over the context limits without affecting the global environment variable.