# I don't want to use subagents anymore **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Tags:** subagents\ **Created:** [April 8, 2026, 9:28am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/i-dont-want-to-use-subagents-anymore/157018 "2026-04-08T09:28:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 42
**Author:** ![deanrie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/deanrie/32/1263_2.png) [@deanrie](https://forum.cursor.com/u/deanrie)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2026, 4:38pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/i-dont-want-to-use-subagents-anymore/157018/42 "2026-05-04T16:38:55Z")
Hey @Someguy, I see the screenshot. You have claude-4.6-opus-high as the main agent plus two composer-2-fast passes, which are the subagents. On legacy Pro with request-based billing, each subagent counts as a separate request, so one chat can grow to 5+ requests. That’s by design for that plan, not a bug, but I get that it looks bad. The path General \> Rules for AI from my earlier message is outdated. In 2.6.22, add the rule like this: Cursor Settings \> Rules \> User Rules (or the file `.cursor/rules/no-subagents.md` in the project) Content: ```plaintext Don't run subagents. Do all work in the main agent context. ``` A User Rule is not a hard block. The model usually follows it, but not always. If you want it to be more reliable, add two more steps: 1. In the model dropdown in the chat, turn off Auto and Use multiple models, then pick one model explicitly. 2. Settings \> Models: turn off composer-2. Downside: you might sometimes see tool failed if the agent still tries to delegate, so this is more of a fallback option. I wrote a full breakdown and related threads here: [Subagents how to turn off - #5 by deanrie](https://forum.cursor.com/t/subagents-how-to-turn-off/159361/5) If subagents still start after all three steps, send the Request ID for that specific chat and we’ll take a look. --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.cursor.com/t/i-dont-want-to-use-subagents-anymore/157018)._