google-gemini/gemini-cli

Allow agents to call agents

Open

#22,092 opened on Mar 11, 2026

View on GitHub
 (6 comments) (0 reactions) (1 assignee)TypeScript (13,657 forks)batch import
area/agenthelp wantedkind/enhancementkind/featurepriority/p2status/bot-triaged

Repository metrics

Stars
 (103,992 stars)
PR merge metrics
 (Avg merge 4d 11h) (62 merged PRs in 30d)

Description

What would you like to be added?

Currently, agents can not invoke other agents or themselves. It should be allowed, ideally both by specifying the agent name in the tool list (which seems like it would work if it passed validation, but it doesn't, it complains about an invalid tool name), and in some way to allow calling all agents.

Why is this needed?

This can often be quite useful for the same reason that using agents in the first place is useful, especially context isolation.

Additional context

No response

Contributor guide

Research direction
Investigate the tool validation logic in the agent system to allow agent names as valid tool names, then implement the ability for agents to invoke other agents by specifying the agent name in the tool list or a method to call all agents.
Tech stack
typescript
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-2 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
TypeScript
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
65