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Agent skill

Delegate Work

by paperclipai in paperclipai/paperclip

Delegate user-requested work to an existing Paperclip agent, with a durable task reference and clear execution expectations.

MITAuto-check passed

Install Delegate Work

skills CLI
$ npx skills add paperclipai/paperclip --skill delegate-work -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install paperclipai/paperclip delegate-work --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/paperclipai/paperclip.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/integrations/assistant-plugins/shared/skills/delegate-work .claude/skills/delegate-work && 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-work
GitHub stars
98k
Token cost
~372 tokens
SKILL.md length
190 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
60
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Delegate user-requested work to an existing Paperclip agent, with a durable task reference and clear execution expectations.

  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Delegate Work is an agent skill from paperclipai/paperclip. Delegate user-requested work to an existing Paperclip agent, with a durable task reference and clear execution expectations.

Its SKILL.md is about 370 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

The repository describes itself as: The open-source app everyone uses to manage agents at work. The licence is MIT.

Example prompts

  • “/delegate-work”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 03cf6a6. 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

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    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 no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

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

Context cost

Delegate Work loads about 372 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 35 tokens; SKILL.md has 190 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~35
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~372

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

The full file from paperclipai/paperclip at commit 03cf6a6, republished under its MIT licence (© paperclipai). 190 words, ~372 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/delegate-work/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
delegate-work
description
Delegate user-requested work to an existing Paperclip agent, with a durable task reference and clear execution expectations.

Identify the connected person and company with paperclip_connection. List agents and, if relevant, projects. Select the agent suited to the requested outcome. Resolve ambiguity about team, scope or assignee with the user before creating work. Report paused or unavailable agents; do not promise they will run.

Prepare a task with the objective, relevant user-provided context, constraints and expected deliverable. Explain that delegation can start autonomous agent work using the team's separately configured execution capacity and budget. The user's request to delegate is sufficient authorization when its scope is clear.

Create one UUID requestId for the intended task, then call paperclip_create_task. Reuse that UUID and identical arguments if the same call must be retried. After an unknown outcome or disconnected call, inspect tasks before doing anything else. Never switch to a new requestId to force the action through.

Return the durable task ID and link. Distinguish submitted, running, blocked and completed states based on returned evidence. The task can continue after this conversation closes. Retrieve progress with paperclip_read_task; do not poll continuously. Direct setup and approval decisions to Paperclip's UI. Installing the plugin does not create teams or supply model credentials.

© paperclipai, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in integrations/assistant-plugins/shared/skills/delegate-work of paperclipai/paperclip.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 03cf6a6

Compare with similar skills

Delegate Work 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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SkillStarsUsed inTokensAuto-checkLicenceRepo updated
Delegate Work this skillpaperclipai/paperclip98k—~372Automated safety check: PassMIT
PaperclipK-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills48k1 repos~3.2kAutomated safety check: NotesMIT
Pull Requestspnpm/pnpm37k—~2.2kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Opencode Delegatesickn33/agentic-awesome-skills47k1 repos~2.8kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Cline Delegatesickn33/agentic-awesome-skills47k1 repos~1.7kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Codex Delegatesickn33/agentic-awesome-skills47k1 repos~2.6kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Questions about Delegate Work

What does Delegate Work do?

Delegate user-requested work to an existing Paperclip agent, with a durable task reference and clear execution expectations. Delegate Work is an agent skill from paperclipai/paperclip. Delegate user-requested work to an existing Paperclip agent, with a durable task reference and clear execution expectations.

How do I install Delegate Work in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add paperclipai/paperclip --skill delegate-work -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (integrations/assistant-plugins/shared/skills/delegate-work in paperclipai/paperclip) into .claude/skills/delegate-work in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Delegate Work in Codex?

Run `npx skills add paperclipai/paperclip --skill delegate-work -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (integrations/assistant-plugins/shared/skills/delegate-work in paperclipai/paperclip) into .agents/skills/delegate-work in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Delegate Work 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 paperclipai/paperclip --skill delegate-work -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-work, .gemini/skills/delegate-work, .github/skills/delegate-work and .opencode/skills/delegate-work in your project.

What does Delegate Work need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Delegate Work is instructions for the agent only.

Does Delegate Work 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 Work 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 Work use?

Delegate Work is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Delegate Work use?

About 372 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.5k 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 Work?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Delegate Work: Paperclip (K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills, 48k stars), Pull Requests (pnpm/pnpm, 37k stars), Opencode Delegate (sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, 47k stars) and Cline Delegate (sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, 47k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Delegate Work?

paperclipai (a GitHub organization) maintains it in paperclipai/paperclip, which has 98,187 GitHub stars. The repository holds 60 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

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