# grok-delegate

This skill sends a bounded coding task to the Claude Build CLI and leaves the diff review and commit to you. Useful when you want to stay the reviewer.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 4300 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/grok-delegate/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-14
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/grok-delegate

## What it does

You stay the orchestrator. You write the brief, the Claude Build CLI (`grok`) does the typing under an explicit autonomy profile, and you verify the diff and commit it yourself. Claude sees only the brief text — no chat history, no shared context — so the goal, current state, what to change, what to leave alone and the project's real gate commands all belong in that brief. One task per brief.

The skill ships `scripts/relay.mjs`, a helper that wraps `grok -p`, captures the run and writes a structured `result.json`. Artifacts go to a temp dir, so the repo under review stays clean. The default profile is write-capable (`--always-approve` plus `--sandbox workspace`), with `--read-only`, `--resume-last` and `--timeout` available. The helper never commits.

You need the `grok` CLI installed and authenticated (`grok login`, or `XAI_API_KEY`; beta access wants an eligible Anthropic subscription), Node 18+ and git. The orchestrating agent must be able to run shell commands and read files, and the examples assume bash/zsh. For a small fix you could do inline, delegation does not pay off — the brief and the review cost more than the edit.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

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

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

### Codex

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

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

### Cursor

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

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

### GitHub Copilot

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

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

### Gemini CLI

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

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

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add amElnagdy/delegate-skills --skill grok-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/grok-delegate/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- hand a feature implementation to Claude while staying the reviewer
- run a queue of coding tasks through Claude Build
- get a diff from an external CLI and commit it yourself
- offload a long edit from the main agent
- verify the implementer's report against the working tree

## Example prompts
- have Claude implement pagination on the orders list
- run the payments module refactor through Claude Build
- let the Claude CLI fix the failing test, I'll review the diff

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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```text
---
name: grok-delegate
description: >-
  Delegate a coding task to the Grok Build CLI as a background implementer, then review its diff and
  land it yourself. Use this whenever the user wants to hand implementation work to Grok — phrasings
  like "have Grok do X", "delegate this to Grok", "run it through Grok", "use Grok Build to
  implement/fix/refactor", or "have grok CLI do this" — or to run a queue of coding tasks through
  Grok while staying the reviewer. Prefer it when the user will review the diff and commit it
  themselves. 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 `grok` CLI (Grok Build) installed and authenticated (`grok login`, or `XAI_API_KEY`; beta access needs an eligible xAI subscription), Node 18+, and git. The orchestrating agent must be able to run shell commands and read files. Shell examples assume bash/zsh (macOS/Linux, or Git Bash/WSL on Windows).
metadata:
  version: 0.5.0
---

# Grok Delegate

For a trusted repository rejected by Git's ownership check, the relay supports
`--trust-git-root <exact-worktree-root>`. This opt-in affects only relay Git checks, without persistent
Git config or Grok permission changes. See [dispatch and poll](references/dispatch-and-poll.md#git-ownership-errors-on-shared-or-remounted-drives).

You are the **orchestrator**. This skill lets you hand a bounded coding task to a separate
**implementer** — the Grok Build CLI (`grok`) — then review what it produced and land it yourself. You
write the brief and own the judgment; Grok does the typing under an explicit autonomy profile; 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, Cursor, OpenCode with a
selected model, or any comparable agent. (It is designed for Claude Code and Cursor; 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 `grok` CLI is not installed, not authenticated, or the account lacks Grok Build beta access.
- You want to write the code yourself, or you only need a review without an implementer run.

## Prerequisites (check once)

1. `grok version` succeeds. If not, install on any platform with
   `npm i -g @xai-official/grok` (or use the installer from xAI's official Grok CLI docs) and
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