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What is allow_delegation in a CrewAI Agent?

allow_delegation is an agent-level setting that controls whether an agent is permitted to hand off part of its work to another agent rather than handling everything itself.

  • When enabled, an agent that decides it needs another specialist's help can trigger the creation of a sub-task for that agent
  • Plays a central role in the Hierarchical process, where a manager agent actively delegates and validates work across the crew
  • Can be disabled for agents that should stay strictly focused on their own assigned task, without spawning additional sub-tasks

This setting is one of the practical guardrails teams use to keep delegation bounded rather than letting agents hand off work indefinitely.

What does allow_delegation control?
What can happen if an agent triggers a sub-task for a specialist?

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