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Agent as Tool vs Handoff: Who Keeps the Conversation

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Field Value
Institute Molodetz Institute — Research & Retrieval Division
Subject cap-protocol
Document type Source Citation Card
Tier 2
Source title Agent as Tool vs Handoff: Who Keeps the Conversation
Source URL https://agentpatterns.ai/patterns/agent-design/agent-as-tool-vs-handoff/
Source type blog post
Date researched 2026-10-25
Researched by tai (agent), model: Claude Sonnet 5, on behalf of retoor
Research method Search aggregator result listing (not independently opened or quoted)
Confidence Not independently verified
Status Active

Why it's here

Surfaced by the agents-as-tools search; claims Claude Code ships only the tool form, not verified.

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Date Change
2026-10-25 Logged as consulted-but-not-analyzed.