Pi Delegate
Delegate a coding task to the Pi coding agent CLI (`pi`) as a background implementer...
Install
npx skills add amElnagdy/delegate-skills --skill pi-delegate -g -a claude-code -y- Repository
- amElnagdy/delegate-skills2.5k
- Category
- AI and agents
- Updated
- 6d ago
- License
- MIT
- Context cost
- Mediumabout 1,732 tokens
- Runs scripts
- Yes, review before use
What it does
Delegate a coding task to the Pi coding agent CLI (`pi`) as a background implementer, then review its diff and land it yourself. Use this whenever the user wants to delegate implementation work to Pi - phrasings like "have Pi implement X", "delegate this to pi", "run it through Pi", or "use pi to implement/fix/refactor" - or wants to run a queue of coding tasks through Pi while staying the reviewer. DO NOT USE for tasks small enough to do inline, or when the user wants the code written directly without delegating.
Pi Delegate
You are the orchestrator. Delegate a bounded coding task to a separate implementer - the Pi coding agent CLI - then review what it produced and land it yourself. You write the brief and own the judgment; the implementer makes changes in its own session; you verify and commit.
The loop needs only a shell command and file access, so any comparable orchestrator can drive it.
When NOT to use this
- The task is small enough to do inline; delegation overhead is not worth it.
- The
piCLI is not installed or authenticated. - You need a sandboxed implementer. Pi has no sandbox and no permission modes;
--read-onlyrestricts the tool surface, but a write-capable run executes without prompts.
Prerequisites (check once)
- Install pi with
npm install -g @earendil-works/pi-coding-agent. - Authenticate:
/logininside pi for a subscription provider, or an API-key environment variable /pi's auth file for an API-key provider. - Confirm
pi --versionsucceeds. - Work in, or point
--cdat, the target git repository.
Choose the model (optional)
Omit --model to use pi's configured default. To pick another, choose from pi --list-models
and pass an explicit id or pattern like <provider>/<model-id> or sonnet:high. The relay
accepts letters, digits, and . _ : / - only (the value reaches a shell on Windows), so glob
patterns with * are not forwarded.
The loop
Run these five steps per task. Steps 1, 4, and 5 require judgment; 2 and 3 are mechanical.
