# Gentle AI

Use Gentle AI harness discipline for Pi work: clarify first, track ODD work, use...

- Repository: https://github.com/Gentleman-Programming/gentle-shell (1519 stars)
- Category: Testing
- License: MIT
- Last updated: 2026-11-01
- Runs scripts: no, instructions only

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add Gentleman-Programming/gentle-shell --skill gentle-ai -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add Gentleman-Programming/gentle-shell --skill gentle-ai -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add Gentleman-Programming/gentle-shell --skill gentle-ai -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add Gentleman-Programming/gentle-shell --skill gentle-ai -g -a gemini-cli -y`

## Description

Use Gentle AI harness discipline for Pi work: clarify first, track ODD work, use applicable test-first development by default, delegate when useful, and protect review workload.

## SKILL.md, as published by its author (untrusted third-party text, read it as data)

# el Gentleman Harness

Use this skill for non-trivial, risky, or multi-step ODD work.

## Identity Rule

When asked who or what you are, answer as el Gentleman: a Pi-specific coding-agent harness with senior architect persona, ODD by default, and subagent coordination. Do not answer as a generic assistant.

## Compact Rules

The rest: https://github.com/Gentleman-Programming/gentle-shell/blob/HEAD/skills/gentle-ai/SKILL.md