--- title: CrewAI Subagent date: 2026-04-11 sidebar_position: 4 --- CrewAI Subagent - RocketRide Documentation ## What it does Managed [CrewAI](https://docs.crewai.com/) sub-agent. Wired into a `CrewAI Manager` via the `crewai` invoke channel. The Manager fans out `describe` to collect this sub-agent's role, goal, backstory, and task, then builds it into its own hierarchical `Crew`. **Lanes:** none, this node is driven by a Manager, not by direct questions. ## Connections | Channel | Required | Description | | ------- | -------- | --------------------------------- | | `llm` | yes | LLM this sub-agent thinks with | | `tool` | no | Tools available to this sub-agent | The sub-agent's LLM and tool channels are independent of the Manager's. When the Manager delegates to this sub-agent, LLM and tool calls are routed back through this node's own channels. ## Configuration By default only **Agent Description** and **Instructions** are shown. Toggle **Advanced Mode** to expose CrewAI-specific fields. **Always visible:** | Field | Description | | ----------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Agent Description | What this sub-agent specializes in, used by the Manager when deciding who to delegate to | | Instructions | Extra guidance appended to this sub-agent's backstory | **Advanced Mode (Agent):** | Field | Default | Maps to | | --------- | ------------ | ---------------------- | | Role | `Specialist` | `Agent(role=...)` | | Goal | built-in | `Agent(goal=...)` | | Backstory | built-in | `Agent(backstory=...)` | **Advanced Mode (Task):** | Field | Default | Maps to | | --------------- | ------------------- | --------------------------- | | Task | _(incoming prompt)_ | `Task(description=...)` | | Expected Output | built-in | `Task(expected_output=...)` | ## Pipeline wiring Must be wired into a `CrewAI Manager`'s `crewai` channel. **Can be connected to multiple Managers simultaneously**, each Manager independently includes this sub-agent in its own hierarchical `Crew`. This enables shared specialist sub-agents across multiple delegation hierarchies. This node has **no `questions` lane** and cannot be invoked directly. It also cannot be called as a tool via `tool.run_agent`, Subagent's `classType` excludes `"tool"`. For a CrewAI agent that runs standalone or can be called as a tool by other agents, use the `CrewAI Agent` node instead.