# commandcode-delegate

Sends a bounded coding task to the Command Code CLI as a background implementer, then leaves the diff review and the commit to you.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 2700 installs · ★ 2503
- Author: amElnagdy
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/amElnagdy/delegate-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/commandcode-delegate/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-14
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/commandcode-delegate

## What it does

The skill makes your orchestrating agent the one writing briefs. Command Code CLI (`cmd`) does the typing in your working tree, and the bundled `scripts/relay.mjs` wraps `cmd -p`, captures the run and writes a structured `result.json` — so your side of the loop is just running a command and reading a file. Relay artifacts go to a temp directory, not into the repository. The relay never commits.

Headless mode has exactly two states. Without `--yolo`, read, grep and glob work, while every write, edit and shell call is refused, and there is no prompt to grant them mid-run. With `--yolo`, every tool is allowed anywhere the process can reach. No filesystem sandbox, no path restriction. So an implementation run is a full-trust run: scope it with a tight brief and a clean tree, not with a sandbox. `--permission-mode auto-accept` and `--tools-all` do not lift the headless write gate. If writes outside the target tree are unacceptable, use an OS-enforced sandbox or a container.

Check `cmd --version` and `cmd status` once before dispatching. You need the Command Code CLI installed and authenticated (`cmd login`), Node 22+ and git. On native Windows the binary is `cmdc`, since `cmd` is the system shell there, and WSL is recommended for stable use. Keep the repo tree clean first — a full-trust diff is far easier to review against a clean baseline.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add amElnagdy/delegate-skills --skill commandcode-delegate -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/commandcode-delegate/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/commandcode-delegate/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add amElnagdy/delegate-skills --skill commandcode-delegate -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/commandcode-delegate/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add amElnagdy/delegate-skills --skill commandcode-delegate -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/commandcode-delegate/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install amElnagdy/delegate-skills commandcode-delegate
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/commandcode-delegate/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add amElnagdy/delegate-skills --skill commandcode-delegate -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/amElnagdy/delegate-skills --path skills/commandcode-delegate
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/commandcode-delegate/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add amElnagdy/delegate-skills --skill commandcode-delegate -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/amElnagdy/delegate-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/commandcode-delegate/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- hand a feature implementation to a separate CLI and stay the reviewer
- run a queue of coding tasks through Command Code
- get a structured `result.json` instead of parsing logs
- continue an interrupted session by `sessionId` with only a delta brief
- review the diff against a clean tree before committing

## Example prompts
- delegate this to commandcode: add pagination to the orders list
- run the payments module refactor through cmd
- have Command Code fix the failing test, I'll review the diff

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: commandcode-delegate
description: >-
  Delegate a coding task to the Command Code CLI (`cmd`) as a background implementer, then review its
  diff and land it yourself. Use this whenever the user wants to hand implementation work to Command
  Code — phrasings like "have Command Code do X", "delegate this to commandcode", "run it through
  cmd", or "use Command Code to implement/fix/refactor" — or to run a queue of coding tasks through
  Command Code 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.
license: MIT
compatibility: Requires the Command Code CLI (`cmd`, or `cmdc` on Windows, from commandcode.ai) installed and authenticated, Node 22+, and git. The orchestrating agent must be able to run shell commands and read files. Shell examples assume bash/zsh (macOS/Linux).
metadata:
  version: 0.5.0
---

# Command Code Delegate

You are the **orchestrator**. This skill lets you hand a bounded coding task to a separate
**implementer** — the Command Code CLI (`cmd`) — then review what it produced and land it yourself.
You write the brief and own the judgment; Command Code does the typing in your working tree; you
verify and commit.

Nothing here is specific to one orchestrating agent. The loop needs only the ability to run a shell
command and read a file, so it works the same whether you are Claude Code, OpenCode with a selected
model, or any comparable agent. (It is designed for and run on Claude Code; treat other orchestrators
as designed-for, not yet proven.)

## When NOT to use this

- The task is small enough to just do inline — delegation overhead is not worth it.
- The `cmd` CLI is not installed or not authenticated (run `cmd login`).
- You want to write the code yourself, or you only need a review (Command Code has its own `/review`).
- You are on native Windows and `cmdc --version` does not work. Upstream recommends WSL for stable Windows use.

## Read this before the first dispatch: the autonomy model

Command Code's headless mode has **exactly two states, with nothing in between**:

- **Default (`-p` with no `--yolo`):** read, grep, and glob work. Every write, edit, and shell call is
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