^ This is basically what I was getting at. Thanks for putting it so clearly mate.

> Try to keep context shoved in a conversation thread under a token limit to save tokens.

That is another solid tip. If using subagents, use the main thread for only the conversation + launching subagents. Tell it explicitly not to implement anything, and only support integration efforts.

Doing so keeps the worker subagent's context clean - so it can stay laser focused on the task.