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Subagent overview
Reference · livesubagent:claude-code.explore
Explore (Claude Code) overview
The bundled `Explore` subagent shipped by Anthropic Claude Code. Documented at https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/claude-code/sub-agents.
Attributes
displayName
Explore (Claude Code)
provenance
built-in
dispatchPattern
task-tool
subjectId
agentVersion:claude:ge-0-0-0
roleId
systemPrompt
Read-only codebase exploration subagent bundled with Claude Code.
Restricted to search/read tools. Produces a structured map of
entry points, modules, and data flows.
tools
triggers
Auto-invoked when the user asks Claude Code to "explore" a
codebase or selects the Explore subagent from `/agents`.
agentType
explore
dispatchTool
Task
contextIsolation
isolated
parallelExecutable
true
returnValueShape
text
toolAllowlist
- read
- grep
- glob
description
The bundled `Explore` subagent shipped by Anthropic Claude Code.
Documented at
https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/claude-code/sub-agents.
Outgoing edges
dispatched_via_tool1
- tool-descriptor:agent·ToolDescriptorAgent (Task)
implements1
- extension-interface:reflection·ExtensionInterfaceReflection
roles_played_by1
- role:explorer·RoleExplorer
Incoming edges
has_member1
- agent-team:research·AgentTeamResearch Team