Nested subagent transcript empty

“Only the prompt that started the agent, plus a spinner.”

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Nested subagent transcript shows only prompt and spinner. In the Background tasks panel, a subagent spawned by another subagent shows its hand-off prompt and a spinner, with no tool calls or output.

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Where: Desktop Background tasks
Versions: 2.1.286
Platforms: macOS, Windows
How bad: Breaks a normal workflow.

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Original reports2, newest first

Nov 10, 2026Desktop app: nested background subagent panel shows only the prompt and a spinner while the agent is actively working#108957
Oct 1, 2026Desktop app: "View transcript" for a nested subagent (spawned by another subagent) shows only its prompt#98643

Nested subagent transcript empty

Is this your bug? What gets counted gets fixed. Pile on.

Is this your bug?

Not quite your bug?

Original reports2, newest first

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