diff --git a/strix/agents/prompt.py b/strix/agents/prompt.py
index 5d902176..0626a069 100644
--- a/strix/agents/prompt.py
+++ b/strix/agents/prompt.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from typing import Any
 
 from jinja2 import Environment, FileSystemLoader, select_autoescape
 
+from strix.config import load_settings
 from strix.skills import get_available_skills, load_skills
 from strix.utils.resource_paths import get_strix_resource_path
 
@@ -16,6 +17,16 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 _PROMPT_DIRNAME = "prompts"
 
+# Appended to the root coordinator's skill when STRIX_DISABLE_FIX_AGENTS is
+# set, overriding the "Fix agent provides remediation" delegation step.
+_DISABLE_FIX_AGENTS_DIRECTIVE = (
+    "\n\n## Fix Agents Disabled\n\n"
+    "Do NOT spawn dedicated fix or remediation subagents. Remediation is "
+    "captured inline in each report's `remediation_steps` field, which is "
+    "sufficient. A separate agent that only writes fixes wastes tokens and "
+    "concurrency, so skip that delegation step entirely."
+)
+
 
 def _resolve_skills(
     *,
@@ -85,6 +96,12 @@ def render_system_prompt(
             is_root=is_root,
         )
         skill_content = load_skills(skills_to_load)
+        if (
+            is_root
+            and "root_agent" in skill_content
+            and load_settings().agents.disable_fix_agents
+        ):
+            skill_content["root_agent"] += _DISABLE_FIX_AGENTS_DIRECTIVE
         env.globals["get_skill"] = lambda name: skill_content.get(name, "")
 
         rendered = env.get_template("system_prompt.jinja").render(
diff --git a/strix/config/__init__.py b/strix/config/__init__.py
index fda68602..ca27b7de 100644
--- a/strix/config/__init__.py
+++ b/strix/config/__init__.py
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 Public surface:
 
 - :class:`Settings` — composite model. Get via :func:`load_settings`.
-- :class:`LlmSettings`, :class:`RuntimeSettings`, :class:`TelemetrySettings`,
-  :class:`IntegrationSettings` — sub-models, attribute-accessed off
-  ``Settings``.
+- :class:`LlmSettings`, :class:`RuntimeSettings`, :class:`AgentSettings`,
+  :class:`TelemetrySettings`, :class:`IntegrationSettings` — sub-models,
+  attribute-accessed off ``Settings``.
 - :func:`load_settings` — memoized resolve (env > JSON file > defaults).
 - :func:`apply_config_override` — switch the JSON source to a custom path.
 - :func:`persist_current` — write currently-set env vars to the active file.
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ from strix.config.loader import (
     persist_current,
 )
 from strix.config.settings import (
+    AgentSettings,
     IntegrationSettings,
     LlmSettings,
     RuntimeSettings,
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ from strix.config.settings import (
 
 
 __all__ = [
+    "AgentSettings",
     "IntegrationSettings",
     "LlmSettings",
     "RuntimeSettings",
diff --git a/strix/config/settings.py b/strix/config/settings.py
index 91fbdef1..0b2d3159 100644
--- a/strix/config/settings.py
+++ b/strix/config/settings.py
@@ -54,6 +54,15 @@ class RuntimeSettings(BaseSettings):
     max_local_copy_mb: int = Field(default=1024, alias="STRIX_MAX_LOCAL_COPY_MB")
 
 
+class AgentSettings(BaseSettings):
+    model_config = _BASE_CONFIG
+
+    # When true, the root coordinator is instructed not to spawn dedicated
+    # fix/remediation subagents; remediation still lands in each report's
+    # ``remediation_steps``. Off by default (no behavior change for others).
+    disable_fix_agents: bool = Field(default=False, alias="STRIX_DISABLE_FIX_AGENTS")
+
+
 class TelemetrySettings(BaseSettings):
     model_config = _BASE_CONFIG
 
@@ -71,5 +80,6 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
 
     llm: LlmSettings = Field(default_factory=LlmSettings)
     runtime: RuntimeSettings = Field(default_factory=RuntimeSettings)
+    agents: AgentSettings = Field(default_factory=AgentSettings)
     telemetry: TelemetrySettings = Field(default_factory=TelemetrySettings)
     integrations: IntegrationSettings = Field(default_factory=IntegrationSettings)