You’ve configured the system so that all four subagents have access to the complete set of 18 tools. During…

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You’ve configured the system so that all four subagents have access to the complete set of 18 tools. During testing, agents frequently call tools outside their specialization – the synthesis agent attempts web searches, and the report generator tries to analyze documents. What is the primary cause of this poor tool selection behavior?

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A. Choosing from 18 tools instead of 4-5 relevant ones increases decision complexity beyond reliable selection thresholds.

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B. The tool definitions consume too much context window space, leaving insufficient room for task content.

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C. The agents’ role descriptions in their system prompts conflict with having access to tools outside that role.

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D. The coordinator cannot track which capabilities each subagent has, leading to misrouted tasks.

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