Summary

FEATURE — Subagent Workspace Override

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Add an agents.list[].subagents.workspace config option that specifies the workspace directory for child sub-agents spawned by that agent. This would allow parent agents to isolate their default sub-agents without requiring each sub-agent to have its own agent profile.

Problem to solve

Use Case

Currently, default sub-agents (spawned without agentId) inherit the parent agent's workspace. If the parent's workspace contains sensitive files, all default sub-agents have access to that content via bootstrap file injection.

Proposed solution

Proposed Config

{
agents: {
list: [
{
id: "main",
workspace: "~/.openclaw/workspace",
subagents: {
workspace: "/opt/subagent",
allowAgents: ["worker", "research"]
}
}
]
}
}

This way, default sub-agents spawned by main would use /opt/subagent instead of inheriting ~/.openclaw/workspace.

Alternatives considered

No response

Impact

Benefits

• Clean workspace isolation for default sub-agents without extra agent profiles
• Reduces config complexity in multi-tier setups
• Prevents accidental exposure of parent workspace files to sub-agents

Evidence/examples

No response

Additional information

Environment

OpenClaw version: 2026.2.26