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Delegate coding tasks to the Pi coding agent CLI (pi) only when the user explicitly requests it, while the orchestrator retains review and landing responsibility.
Install Pi Delegate
$ npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill pi-delegate -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills pi-delegate --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/pi-delegate .claude/skills/pi-delegate && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "pi-delegate" agent skill from https://github.com/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills/tree/main/skills/pi-delegate into .claude/skills/pi-delegate/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "pi-delegate", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills/tree/main/skills/pi-delegateType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill pi-delegate -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills pi-delegate --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/pi-delegate .agents/skills/pi-delegate && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "pi-delegate" agent skill from https://github.com/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills/tree/main/skills/pi-delegate into .agents/skills/pi-delegate/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "pi-delegate", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill pi-delegate -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills pi-delegate --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/pi-delegate .cursor/skills/pi-delegate && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "pi-delegate" agent skill from https://github.com/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills/tree/main/skills/pi-delegate into .cursor/skills/pi-delegate/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "pi-delegate", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills.git --path skills/pi-delegate--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill pi-delegate -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills pi-delegate --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/pi-delegate .gemini/skills/pi-delegate && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "pi-delegate" agent skill from https://github.com/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills/tree/main/skills/pi-delegate into .gemini/skills/pi-delegate/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "pi-delegate", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills pi-delegateInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill pi-delegate -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/pi-delegate .github/skills/pi-delegate && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "pi-delegate" agent skill from https://github.com/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills/tree/main/skills/pi-delegate into .github/skills/pi-delegate/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "pi-delegate", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill pi-delegate -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills pi-delegate --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/pi-delegate .opencode/skills/pi-delegate && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "pi-delegate" agent skill from https://github.com/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills/tree/main/skills/pi-delegate into .opencode/skills/pi-delegate/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "pi-delegate", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
pi-delegate- GitHub stars
- 47k
- Used in
- 1 other repo
- Token cost
- ~1.8k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 808 words
- Files
- 5 (incl. references)
- Skills in repo
- 1,354
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Delegate coding tasks to the Pi coding agent CLI (pi) only when the user explicitly requests it, while the orchestrator retains review and landing responsibility.
- Works in 5 steps: Write the brief → Dispatch → Wait for completion → …
- Explicitly requests it
- SKILL.md covers When to Use, When NOT to use this, Prerequisites (check once) and Choose the model (optional), plus 5 more sections
- Calls node and npm
What it does
Pi Delegate is an agent skill from sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills. Delegate coding tasks to the Pi coding agent CLI (pi) only when the user explicitly requests it, while the orchestrator retains review and landing responsibility.
Its SKILL.md is about 1.8k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 5 other files, including reference files (for example `references/dispatch-and-poll.md`, `references/multi-task-queues.md` and `references/review-and-land.md`).
It sits in Agent Workflows. The repository describes itself as: AAS Core is the local, agent-first control plane for complete catalog discovery, agent-owned selection, stack validation, and planning, backed by 2,400+ agentic skills. Includes… The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Explicitly requests it
- While the orchestrator retains review and landing responsibility
Example prompts
- “/pi-delegate”
Requirements
- Node.js
Workflow steps
5 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit ec02547. 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:
nodenpm
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):
github.com
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
Pi Delegate loads about 1.8k tokens when it runs, and up to ~7.1k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 44 tokens; SKILL.md has 808 words of instructions outside code blocks.
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 sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills at commit ec02547, republished under its MIT licence (© sickn33). 808 words, ~1,807 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/pi-delegate/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 4 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.- name
- pi-delegate
- description
- Delegate coding tasks to the Pi coding agent CLI (`pi`) only when the user explicitly requests it, while the orchestrator retains review and landing responsibility.
- risk
- critical
- category
- agent-orchestration
- source
- https://github.com/amElnagdy/delegate-skills
- source_repo
- amElnagdy/delegate-skills
- source_type
- community
- date_added
- 2026-08-26
- license
- MIT
- license_source
- https://github.com/amElnagdy/delegate-skills/blob/master/LICENSE
- metadata.version
- 0.5.0
Pi Delegate
When to Use
- You want to delegate a bounded coding task to a separate
piimplementer (Pi) and then review its diff yourself. - The user explicitly asked for delegation to this implementer.
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.
1. Write the brief
Pi sees only the text you send plus what it can inspect in the workspace - no chat history or
shared context. Include the goal, current state, what to change, what to leave untouched, the
project's actual gates, and a report contract. Tell pi not to commit. Keep one task per brief.
Pi auto-loads AGENTS.md/CLAUDE.md context files from the workspace and its parents, so repo
instructions reach it without inlining. See
references/writing-the-brief.md.
2. Dispatch
Use the bundled relay. It pipes the brief to pi --mode json on stdin, captures the JSON event
stream, and writes result.json. (<skill-dir> is the installed folder containing this
SKILL.md.)
node "<skill-dir>/scripts/relay.mjs" --brief brief.txt --cd /path/to/repo
# choose a model: add --model <id from pi --list-models>
# choose a provider: add --provider <name>
# read-only run (review/diagnosis): add --read-only
# trust project .pi resources: add --approve
# resume the most recent session: add --resume-last (delta brief only)
# resume a specific session: add --session <id> (delta brief only)
# hard time limit (watchdog): add --timeout 2h (the 30m default suits short runs; implementation briefs routinely need 1-2h)
# see all options: node .../relay.mjs --helpThe child process's cwd pins the workspace. The relay writes artifacts under the system temp dir by default and never commits. See references/dispatch-and-poll.md.
3. Wait for completion
The relay blocks until pi finishes. Run it with the orchestrator's background-command facility,
or background it in the shell and poll for result.json. A pre-run usage error exits 2 and writes
no result; a missing pi exits 127 and writes status: "pi_unavailable".
Trust process state and the working tree over a progress display. Completion means the process
exited and result.json exists. Pi's full report is the finalMessage field in result.json
(also printed in full on stdout between the report markers).
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4. Review - do not trust the self-report
Treat pi's final message and gate claims as claims:
- Re-run the project's gates yourself.
- Read the diff against the brief, starting with
touchedFiles. - Run relevant guard skills if installed.
- Round-trip migrations and grep for dangling references after removals or renames.
See references/review-and-land.md.
5. Land it
The implementer edits the working tree; the orchestrator commits. Commit only after the gates
pass and the diff holds. If rework is needed, send a delta brief with --resume-last or
--session <id>, then review again.
Autonomy and permissions
Pi has no sandbox and no permission modes. A default headless run reads, writes, edits, and executes shell commands with no prompts - the controls are:
--read-onlyrestricts pi's callable tools to--tools read,grep,find,lsacross built-in, extension, and custom tools. Installed extension code still runs with the user's host permissions.- The relay passes
--no-approveby default, so project.pisettings, extensions, and skills stay untrusted.--approveis the explicit opt-in for a repository the user trusts. touchedFilesand the diff are the record of what changed. Inspect them after every run.
Authorization model
Delegation is something the human opts into. Once they have ("run this queue", "proceed"), committing verified, gate-passing work is the agreed contract. Two limits remain: surface, don't absorb (report pi's design decisions, defensible-but-unasked turns, and non-blocking nitpicks) and stop for scope changes (if correct completion needs going beyond the brief, ask instead of expanding the mandate). See references/review-and-land.md.
References
- references/writing-the-brief.md - structure, report contract, real gates, stdin delivery, and delta briefs.
- references/dispatch-and-poll.md - flags, artifacts,
result.json, polling, and failure recovery. - references/review-and-land.md - review checklist, commit boundary, and rework through pi sessions.
- references/multi-task-queues.md - sequential queues, constraint carry-forward, progress tracking, and the final coherence pass.
Limitations
- Docs-only import — executable
scripts/relay.mjsnot included; see upstream for full runtime. RequirespiCLI, Node 18+, git. - Relay never commits — it only returns structured result JSON; you review and land the commit.
Adapted from amElnagdy/delegate-skills (MIT) — docs-only, runtime not bundled.
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Files
SKILL.md and 4 other files (references) in skills/pi-delegate of sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills.
- SKILL.md
- references/dispatch-and-poll.md
- references/multi-task-queues.md
- references/review-and-land.md
- references/writing-the-brief.md
Open the folder on GitHubat commit ec02547
Used in 1 other repository
We found 5 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.
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Questions about Pi Delegate
What does Pi Delegate do?
Delegate coding tasks to the Pi coding agent CLI (pi) only when the user explicitly requests it, while the orchestrator retains review and landing responsibility. Pi Delegate is an agent skill from sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills. Delegate coding tasks to the Pi coding agent CLI (pi) only when the user explicitly requests it, while the orchestrator retains review and landing responsibility.
When should I use Pi Delegate?
Pi Delegate fits situations like: explicitly requests it; while the orchestrator retains review and landing responsibility.
How do I install Pi Delegate in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill pi-delegate -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/pi-delegate in sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills) into .claude/skills/pi-delegate in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Pi Delegate in Codex?
Run `npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill pi-delegate -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/pi-delegate in sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills) into .agents/skills/pi-delegate in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Pi 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 sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill pi-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/pi-delegate, .gemini/skills/pi-delegate, .github/skills/pi-delegate and .opencode/skills/pi-delegate in your project.
What does Pi Delegate need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Pi Delegate needs the command-line tools its instructions call (node and npm). Our summary lists: Node.js.
Does Pi Delegate access the network?
SKILL.md names 1 domain. As links in the text: github.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Pi 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 Pi Delegate use?
Pi Delegate is published under the MIT licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Pi Delegate use?
About 1.8k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 7.2k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 5.3k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
What are the alternatives to Pi Delegate?
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Who maintains Pi Delegate?
sickn33 (a GitHub user) maintains it in sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, which has 47,343 GitHub stars. The repository holds 1,354 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.
Source: sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.