Agent skill

Delegate

by av in av/mi

Run parallel or isolated subagents for independent subtasks (research, parallel analysis, one-shot transforms) to avoid bloating the main context.

No licenceAuto-check passedAgent Workflows

Install Delegate

skills CLI
$ npx skills add av/mi --skill delegate -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install av/mi delegate --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/av/mi.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/delegate .claude/skills/delegate && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
delegate
GitHub stars
102
Token cost
~599 tokens
SKILL.md length
277 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
20
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Run parallel or isolated subagents for independent subtasks (research, parallel analysis, one-shot transforms) to avoid bloating the main context.

  • Tasks that involve Task breakdown
  • Calls node; needs OPENAI_API_KEY
  • Tasks that involve Subagents

What it does

Delegate is an agent skill from av/mi. Run parallel or isolated subagents for independent subtasks (research, parallel analysis, one-shot transforms) to avoid bloating the main context.

Its SKILL.md is about 600 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Agent Workflows, covering Task breakdown and Subagents. The repository describes itself as: self-extending sandboxed agentic harness. a loop, two tools and an llm.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Task breakdown
  • Tasks that involve Subagents

Example prompts

  • “/delegate”

Requirements

  • A credential in OPENAI_API_KEY

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 2bf50c9. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • node

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:

    • OPENAI_API_KEY

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Delegate loads about 599 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 39 tokens; SKILL.md has 277 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~39
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~599

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 277 words (~599 tokens).

“Use when the work is self-contained and iteration isn't needed: codebase exploration, bulk research across many files, independent subtasks that can run in parallel, one-shot refactors with a clear spec.”

— opening of SKILL.md by av
name
delegate

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/delegate of av/mi.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 2bf50c9

Compare with similar skills

Delegate next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.

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Cursor Orchestratecursor/plugins10k—~1.1kAutomated safety check: PassNone
Launching Agent Teamslexler/skill-factory239—~1.3kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0

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Categories

Questions about Delegate

What does Delegate do?

Run parallel or isolated subagents for independent subtasks (research, parallel analysis, one-shot transforms) to avoid bloating the main context. Delegate is an agent skill from av/mi. Run parallel or isolated subagents for independent subtasks (research, parallel analysis, one-shot transforms) to avoid bloating the main context.

When should I use Delegate?

Delegate fits situations like: tasks that involve Task breakdown; tasks that involve Subagents.

How do I install Delegate in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add av/mi --skill delegate -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/delegate in av/mi) into .claude/skills/delegate in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Delegate in Codex?

Run `npx skills add av/mi --skill delegate -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/delegate in av/mi) into .agents/skills/delegate in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Delegate in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add av/mi --skill delegate -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/delegate, .gemini/skills/delegate, .github/skills/delegate and .opencode/skills/delegate in your project.

What does Delegate need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Delegate needs the command-line tools its instructions call (node) and credentials named OPENAI_API_KEY. Our summary lists: A credential in OPENAI_API_KEY.

Does Delegate access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Delegate safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Delegate use?

No licence was found for Delegate or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Delegate use?

About 599 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.4k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Delegate?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Delegate: OMA Multi-Agent Orchestrator (first-fluke/oh-my-agent, 1.3k stars), Swarm Parallel Dispatch (langchain-ai/langchain-skills, 1.3k stars), Agents Project Coordinator (asgeirtj/system_prompts_leaks, 69k stars) and Cursor Orchestrate (cursor/plugins, 10k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Delegate?

av (a GitHub user) maintains it in av/mi, which has 102 GitHub stars. The repository holds 20 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 26, 2026.

Source: av/mi on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.