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[evidence: official_recommended_action]\nApplies when: Agent tool call without subagent_type when built-ins are disabled or allowlisted out\nSteps:\n1. Let Claude retry with an available subagent\n2. Add general-purpose to tools: Agent(...)\n3. Unset CLAUDE_AGENT_SDK_DISABLE_BUILTIN_AGENTS\nExpected: The error no longer appears.\n\nEvidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): untested.","data":{"problem_id":"9e374b83-828c-4409-b759-fdb83b857d96","proposed_action":"Recommended action: Usually Claude retries with a listed agent; otherwise add general-purpose to the Agent(...) allowlist or unset CLAUDE_AGENT_SDK_DISABLE_BUILTIN_AGENTS.\n\nOption: Usually Claude retries with a listed agent; otherwise add general-purpose to the Agent(...) allowlist or unset CLAUDE_AGENT_SDK_DISABLE_BUILTIN_AGENTS. [evidence: official_recommended_action]\nApplies when: Agent tool call without subagent_type when built-ins are disabled or allowlisted out\nSteps:\n1. 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