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description: A subagent is a particular job an agent can do. Collectively, the subagents assigned to your agent define the capabilities your agent can handle. Learn about subagents in Agentforce Builder and the legacy builder.
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# Subagents

A subagent is a particular job an agent can do. Collectively, the subagents assigned to your agent define the capabilities your agent can handle. Learn about subagents in Agentforce Builder and the legacy builder.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: Lightning Experience</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Performance</strong>, <strong>Unlimited</strong>, and <strong>Developer</strong> Editions. <a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=ai.agent_setup_explore_types.htm&amp;release=264.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Learn about agent types and default templates for specific clouds and common use cases.">Required add-on licenses vary by agent type.</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

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Note Beginning in April 2026, agent topics are now called subagents. There are no changes to functionality. During this transition, you may see a mix of the new and previous terms in our documentation.

- **[Subagents](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=ai.agent_topics.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    A subagent is a job an agent can do. Learn about the parts of a subagent and how to use them to define an agent’s logic, reasoning, and conversational capabilities.
- **[Subagents in the Legacy Builder](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=ai.copilot_topics.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    A subagent is a particular job an agent can do and an essential element of an agent’s reasoning. A subagent contains actions, which are the tools available for the job, and instructions, which tell the agent how to make decisions. Collectively, the subagents assigned to your agent define the capabilities your agent can handle. Salesforce provides a library of standard subagents for common use cases, and you can create custom subagents to meet your users’ specific business needs.