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title: "Tools vs. Subagents: Building Effective AI Agents Without Over-Engineering"
date: 2026-07-07
source: https://machinelearningmastery.com/tools-vs-subagents-building-effective-ai-agents-without-over-engineering/
description: "Tools execute code."
---

# Tools vs. Subagents: Building Effective AI Agents Without Over-Engineering

Tools execute code.

*Published: 2026-07-07*