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docs(delegate): document max_concurrent_children and max_spawn_depth + cost warning

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MorAlekss 2026-04-23 17:23:02 -07:00 • committed by Teknium
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@ -276,7 +276,14 @@ def _get_max_concurrent_children() -> int:
val = cfg.get("max_concurrent_children")
if val is not None:
try:
return max(1, int(val))
result = max(1, int(val))
if result > 10:
logger.warning(
"delegation.max_concurrent_children=%d: each child consumes API tokens "
"independently. High values multiply cost linearly.",
result,
)
return result
except (TypeError, ValueError):
logger.warning(
"delegation.max_concurrent_children=%r is not a valid integer; "
@ -2229,8 +2236,8 @@ DELEGATE_TASK_SCHEMA = {
"never enter your context window.\n\n"
"TWO MODES (one of 'goal' or 'tasks' is required):\n"
"1. Single task: provide 'goal' (+ optional context, toolsets)\n"
"2. Batch (parallel): provide 'tasks' array with up to delegation.max_concurrent_children items (default 3). "
"All run concurrently and results are returned together.\n\n"
"2. Batch (parallel): provide 'tasks' array with up to delegation.max_concurrent_children items (default 3, configurable via config.yaml, no hard ceiling). "
"All run concurrently and results are returned together. Nested delegation requires role='orchestrator' and delegation.max_spawn_depth >= 2.\n\n"
"WHEN TO USE delegate_task:\n"
"- Reasoning-heavy subtasks (debugging, code review, research synthesis)\n"
"- Tasks that would flood your context with intermediate data\n"