---
title: "Subagent write access"
canonical: "https://canmyagentuse.com/atlas/features/subagents-write-access"
contentKind: "feature"
locale: "en"
description: "Subagents can write/edit project files."
llmSummary: "Subagents can write/edit project files."
publishedAt: null
updatedAt: "2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z"
verifiedAt: "2026-08-28"
tags: ["evidence-atlas", "research"]
---

# Subagent write access

Subagents can write/edit project files.

Research cutoff: 2026-08-28. Documentation and registry evidence are not runtime certification. Unknown means the package did not establish a defensible claim; it does not mean unsupported.

- Feature ID: subagents.write-access
- Group: Native extensibility
- Role: both
- Testability: observational
- Supported: 13
- Partial: 0
- Explicit unsupported: 1
- Unknown: 79

| Exact surface | Vendor | Type | Status | Conditions / notes | Sources |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Agoragentic](/atlas/surfaces/agoragentic-acp-agent) | Agoragentic | acp-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [Aider CLI](/atlas/surfaces/aider-cli) | Aider | cli | Unknown | — | — |
| [Qwen Code CLI](/atlas/surfaces/qwen-code-cli) | Alibaba / Qwen | cli | Supported | — | [S-001](https://agentclientprotocol.com/get-started/registry), [S-210](https://qwenlm.github.io/qwen-code-docs/en/users/features/skills/), [S-211](https://qwenlm.github.io/qwen-code-docs/en/developers/tools/mcp-server/), [S-212](https://qwenlm.github.io/qwen-code-docs/en/users/features/sub-agents/), [S-213](https://qwenlm.github.io/qwen-code-docs/en/users/extension/introduction/), [S-214](https://qwenlm.github.io/qwen-code-docs/en/developers/architecture/) |
| [Amp ACP wrapper](/atlas/surfaces/amp-acp-agent) | Amp | acp-wrapper | Unknown | — | — |
| [Claude Agent ACP wrapper](/atlas/surfaces/claude-agent-acp-wrapper) | Anthropic | acp-adapter | Unknown | — | — |
| [Claude Code CLI / local host](/atlas/surfaces/claude-code-cli) | Anthropic | cli | Supported | — | [S-011](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/skills), [S-012](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/plugins-reference), [S-013](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/hooks), [S-014](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/sub-agents) |
| [Auggie CLI](/atlas/surfaces/auggie-cli) | Augment Code | cli | Unknown | — | — |
| [Augment IDE agent](/atlas/surfaces/augment-ide) | Augment Code | ide-extension | Unknown | — | — |
| [Autohand Code](/atlas/surfaces/autohand-acp-agent) | Autohand | acp-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [Kiro CLI 3](/atlas/surfaces/kiro-cli) | AWS / Kiro | cli | Supported | Kiro's default subagent includes read, write, and shell tools; custom-agent permissions can narrow this access. | [S-316](https://kiro.dev/docs/custom-agents/subagents/) |
| [Kiro IDE](/atlas/surfaces/kiro-ide) | AWS / Kiro | ide-agent | Supported | Kiro's default subagent includes read, write, and shell tools; custom-agent permissions can narrow this access. | [S-316](https://kiro.dev/docs/custom-agents/subagents/) |
| [Kiro Mobile](/atlas/surfaces/kiro-mobile) | AWS / Kiro | mobile-agent | Supported | Kiro's default subagent includes read, write, and shell tools; custom-agent permissions can narrow this access. | [S-316](https://kiro.dev/docs/custom-agents/subagents/) |
| [Kiro Web](/atlas/surfaces/kiro-web) | AWS / Kiro | web-agent | Supported | Kiro's default subagent includes read, write, and shell tools; custom-agent permissions can narrow this access. | [S-316](https://kiro.dev/docs/custom-agents/subagents/) |
| [goose ACP-agent provider host](/atlas/surfaces/goose-acp-host) | Block / goose | acp-client | Unknown | — | — |
| [goose CLI](/atlas/surfaces/goose-cli) | Block / goose | cli | Unknown | — | — |
| [goose desktop](/atlas/surfaces/goose-desktop) | Block / goose | desktop | Unknown | — | — |
| [Cline CLI](/atlas/surfaces/cline-cli) | Cline | cli | Unknown | — | — |
| [Cline VS Code extension](/atlas/surfaces/cline-vscode) | Cline | ide-extension | Unsupported | Cline explicitly documents that subagents cannot use MCP, modify files, or spawn nested subagents. | [S-090](https://docs.cline.bot/features/subagents) |
| [Cascade desktop agent](/atlas/surfaces/cascade-desktop) | Cognition | desktop-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [Devin CLI](/atlas/surfaces/devin-cli) | Cognition | cli | Supported | — | [S-001](https://agentclientprotocol.com/get-started/registry), [S-125](https://docs.devin.ai/cli/extensibility/skills/overview), [S-126](https://docs.devin.ai/cli/subagents), [S-127](https://docs.devin.ai/cli/changelog/stable) |
| [Devin Cloud](/atlas/surfaces/devin-cloud) | Cognition | cloud-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [Devin Local](/atlas/surfaces/devin-local) | Cognition | local-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [Nova](/atlas/surfaces/compass-ai-acp-agent) | Compass AI / Nova | acp-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [Continue Agent mode](/atlas/surfaces/continue-agent-mode) | Continue | ide-agent-mode | Unknown | — | — |
| [Continue Chat mode](/atlas/surfaces/continue-chat-mode) | Continue | ide-chat-mode | Unknown | — | — |
| [Continue Plan mode](/atlas/surfaces/continue-plan-mode) | Continue | ide-plan-mode | Unknown | — | — |
| [Corust Agent](/atlas/surfaces/corust-acp-agent) | Corust | acp-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [crow-cli](/atlas/surfaces/crow-acp-agent) | crow-cli | acp-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [Cursor CLI agent](/atlas/surfaces/cursor-cli) | Cursor | cli | Unknown | — | — |
| [Cursor Cloud Agent](/atlas/surfaces/cursor-cloud-agent) | Cursor | cloud-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [Cursor editor agent](/atlas/surfaces/cursor-editor) | Cursor | native-editor-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [DimCode](/atlas/surfaces/dimcode-acp-agent) | DimCode | acp-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [Dirac](/atlas/surfaces/dirac-acp-agent) | Dirac | acp-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [Factory Droid CLI](/atlas/surfaces/factory-droid-cli) | Factory AI | cli | Unknown | — | — |
| [Factory Droid Exec](/atlas/surfaces/factory-droid-headless) | Factory AI | headless-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [fast-agent](/atlas/surfaces/fast-agent-acp-agent) | fast-agent | acp-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [GitHub Copilot CLI](/atlas/surfaces/copilot-cli) | GitHub | cli | Supported | General-purpose and user-defined subagents can be assigned toolsets that include project modification tools. | [S-290](https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/how-tos/copilot-cli/customize-copilot/overview), [S-291](https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/reference/copilot-cli-reference/cli-command-reference) |
| [GitHub Copilot cloud agent](/atlas/surfaces/copilot-cloud-agent) | GitHub | cloud-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [GitHub Copilot code review](/atlas/surfaces/copilot-code-review) | GitHub | cloud-code-review | Unknown | — | — |
| [GitHub Copilot in VS Code](/atlas/surfaces/copilot-vscode) | GitHub | ide-extension | Unknown | — | — |
| [Gemini CLI](/atlas/surfaces/gemini-cli) | Google | cli | Unknown | — | — |
| [Google Antigravity ACP agent](/atlas/surfaces/google-antigravity) | Google | acp-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [Harn](/atlas/surfaces/harn-acp-agent) | Harn | acp-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [JetBrains ACP host](/atlas/surfaces/jetbrains-acp-host) | JetBrains | acp-client | Unknown | — | — |
| [JetBrains native AI Assistant](/atlas/surfaces/jetbrains-native-agent) | JetBrains | ide-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [Junie ACP agent](/atlas/surfaces/junie-acp-agent) | JetBrains | acp-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [Kilo CLI](/atlas/surfaces/kilo-cli) | Kilo | cli | Unknown | — | — |
| [Kilo IDE extension](/atlas/surfaces/kilo-ide) | Kilo | ide-extension | Unknown | — | — |
| [DeepAgents](/atlas/surfaces/deepagents-acp-agent) | LangChain / DeepAgents | acp-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [VS Code agent/plugin host](/atlas/surfaces/vscode-agent-host) | Microsoft / Visual Studio Code | ide-host | Unknown | — | — |
| [Minion Code](/atlas/surfaces/minion-acp-agent) | Minion Code | acp-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [Mistral Vibe CLI](/atlas/surfaces/mistral-vibe-cli) | Mistral AI | cli | Unknown | — | — |
| [Kimi CLI ACP registry entry](/atlas/surfaces/kimi-cli-legacy-acp) | Moonshot AI | acp-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [Kimi Code CLI](/atlas/surfaces/kimi-code-cli) | Moonshot AI | cli | Unknown | — | — |
| [NanoClaw agent](/atlas/surfaces/nanoclaw-agent) | NanoClaw | messaging-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [Hermes ACP agent](/atlas/surfaces/hermes-acp-agent) | Nous Research / Hermes | acp-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [Hermes CLI/desktop/messaging core](/atlas/surfaces/hermes-core) | Nous Research / Hermes | multi-surface-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [ChatGPT desktop / Codex host](/atlas/surfaces/chatgpt-desktop) | OpenAI | desktop | Unknown | — | — |
| [ChatGPT mobile](/atlas/surfaces/chatgpt-mobile) | OpenAI | mobile | Unknown | — | — |
| [ChatGPT web](/atlas/surfaces/chatgpt-web) | OpenAI | web | Unknown | — | — |
| [Codex ACP adapter](/atlas/surfaces/codex-acp-adapter) | OpenAI | acp-adapter | Unknown | — | — |
| [Codex CLI](/atlas/surfaces/codex-cli) | OpenAI | cli | Unknown | — | — |
| [Codex IDE extension](/atlas/surfaces/codex-ide) | OpenAI | ide-extension | Unknown | — | — |
| [OpenClaw ACP host](/atlas/surfaces/openclaw-acp-host) | OpenClaw | acp-client | Unknown | — | — |
| [OpenClaw core agent](/atlas/surfaces/openclaw-core) | OpenClaw | multi-surface-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [OpenClaw MCP server](/atlas/surfaces/openclaw-mcp-server) | OpenClaw | mcp-server | Unknown | — | — |
| [OpenCode CLI/TUI](/atlas/surfaces/opencode-cli) | OpenCode | cli | Supported | OpenCode subagents use their own configured permissions, including edit access when allowed. | [S-104](https://opencode.ai/docs/agents/) |
| [OpenCode desktop](/atlas/surfaces/opencode-desktop) | OpenCode | desktop | Supported | OpenCode subagents use their own configured permissions, including edit access when allowed. | [S-104](https://opencode.ai/docs/agents/) |
| [OpenCode IDE extension](/atlas/surfaces/opencode-ide) | OpenCode | ide-extension | Supported | OpenCode subagents use their own configured permissions, including edit access when allowed. | [S-104](https://opencode.ai/docs/agents/) |
| [OpenHands ACP agent](/atlas/surfaces/openhands-acp-agent) | OpenHands | acp-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [OpenHands Agent Canvas cloud backend](/atlas/surfaces/openhands-canvas-cloud) | OpenHands | cloud-agent-host | Unknown | — | — |
| [OpenHands Agent Canvas local backend](/atlas/surfaces/openhands-canvas-local) | OpenHands | web-desktop-host | Unknown | — | — |
| [OpenHands CLI](/atlas/surfaces/openhands-cli) | OpenHands | cli | Unknown | — | — |
| [OpenWork Desktop](/atlas/surfaces/openwork-desktop) | OpenWork | desktop-agent | Supported | OpenWork inherits OpenCode agent-specific tool permissions, including editable workspace access when allowed. | [S-312](https://github.com/different-ai/openwork/blob/dev/ARCHITECTURE.md), [S-104](https://opencode.ai/docs/agents/) |
| [pi ACP](/atlas/surfaces/pi-acp-agent) | pi | acp-adapter | Unknown | — | — |
| [Poolside](/atlas/surfaces/poolside-acp-agent) | Poolside | acp-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [Qoder CLI](/atlas/surfaces/qoder-cli) | Qoder | cli | Supported | — | [S-001](https://agentclientprotocol.com/get-started/registry), [S-200](https://docs.qoder.com/cli/overview), [S-201](https://docs.qoder.com/cli/plugins), [S-202](https://docs.qoder.com/cli/subagent), [S-203](https://docs.qoder.com/cli/permissions), [S-204](https://docs.qoder.com/ja/release-notes/qoder-cli), [S-205](https://docs.qoder.com/en/cli/sdk/python/mcp) |
| [Replit Agent](/atlas/surfaces/replit-agent) | Replit | cloud-ide-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [Replit MCP Server](/atlas/surfaces/replit-mcp-server) | Replit | mcp-server | Unknown | — | — |
| [Roo Code VS Code extension](/atlas/surfaces/roo-code-vscode) | Roo Code | ide-extension | Unknown | — | — |
| [siGit Code](/atlas/surfaces/sigit-acp-agent) | siGit Code | acp-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [Cortex Code](/atlas/surfaces/snowflake-acp-agent) | Snowflake | acp-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [Stakpak](/atlas/surfaces/stakpak-acp-agent) | Stakpak | acp-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [Codebuddy Code](/atlas/surfaces/codebuddy-acp-agent) | Tencent Cloud / CodeBuddy | acp-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [VT Code](/atlas/surfaces/vt-code-acp-agent) | VT Code | acp-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [Warp Agent CLI / Oz CLI](/atlas/surfaces/warp-agent-cli) | Warp | cli | Unknown | — | — |
| [Warp Cloud Agent](/atlas/surfaces/warp-cloud-agent) | Warp | cloud-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [Warp local Agent](/atlas/surfaces/warp-local-agent) | Warp | desktop-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [Grok Bot cloud](/atlas/surfaces/grok-bot-cloud) | xAI | cloud-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [Grok Build CLI/TUI](/atlas/surfaces/grok-build-cli) | xAI | cli | Unknown | — | — |
| [GLM Agent](/atlas/surfaces/zai-acp-agent) | Z.AI / GLM Agent | acp-agent | Unknown | — | — |
| [Zed external-agent ACP host](/atlas/surfaces/zed-acp-host) | Zed Industries | acp-client | Unknown | — | — |
| [Zed native Agent](/atlas/surfaces/zed-native-agent) | Zed Industries | native-editor-agent | Unknown | — | — |

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