# qoder-delegate

This skill sends one bounded coding task to Qoder 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 · 3300 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/qoder-delegate/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-14
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/qoder-delegate

## What it does

You act as the orchestrator. You write the brief, Qoder CLI edits the working tree inside its own session, and you verify the result before committing. The loop has five steps: brief, dispatch, wait, review, land. Steps 1, 4 and 5 need judgement; 2 and 3 are mechanical.

Dispatch goes through the bundled `scripts/relay.mjs`, which wraps Qoder's non-interactive `stream-json` mode and writes `result.json`. You can omit `--model` and let Qoder use its current default, or pass the exact value from `qodercli --list-models`. Codex users take a different route: install the separate codex-background utility first, then call its `delegate_run` MCP tool instead of the shell command.

Check `command -v qodercli` and `qodercli --version` before the first run. Without an installed and authenticated `qodercli` nothing works: a missing binary exits 127 and writes `status: "qoder_unavailable"`. Native Windows relay launch is not verified, so treat it as untested until you smoke it yourself. Qoder's final message and its gate outcomes are claims, not facts. Re-run the project's gates and read the diff against the brief, starting from `touchedFiles`.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

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

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

### Codex

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

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

### Cursor

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

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

### GitHub Copilot

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

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

### Gemini CLI

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

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

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

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

## When to use it
- hand one bounded task to a background implementer without losing control of the diff
- run a queue of coding tasks while keeping review on your side
- send a delta brief back into the same session after rework
- check changes in extra `--add-dir` workspaces separately from the primary tree
- confirm the project's gates pass before committing

## Example prompts
- Delegate this to Qoder: add retries to the HTTP client, write the brief yourself and don't commit
- Send Qoder a delta brief with `--resume-last` and show me what changed
- Review Qoder's diff starting from `touchedFiles` and re-run the project gates

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: qoder-delegate
description: >-
  Delegate a coding task to the Qoder CLI (`qodercli`) as a background implementer, then review its
  diff and land it yourself. Use this whenever the user asks to have Qoder implement, fix, refactor,
  or run a queue of coding tasks while the orchestrator remains the reviewer. DO NOT USE for tasks
  small enough to do inline, or when the user wants code written directly without delegation.
license: MIT
metadata:
  version: 0.5.0
---

# Qoder Delegate

You are the **orchestrator**. Delegate one bounded coding task to a separate **implementer** - Qoder CLI -
then review what it produced and land it yourself. You write the brief and own the judgment; Qoder
edits the working tree in its session; you verify and commit.

The loop needs only shell 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.
- `qodercli` is not installed or authenticated.
- You want to write the code yourself or need only an interactive Qoder session.

## Prerequisites (check once)

```bash
command -v qodercli
qodercli --version
qodercli --list-models
```

If the binary is missing, install it from Qoder's
[official Quick Start](https://docs.qoder.com/en/cli/quick-start). Authenticate with `qodercli login`,
or set `QODER_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN` for automation. A successful `--list-models` confirms the current
account can return its live model catalog.

## Choose model and context window

Qoder's available models can change. If the human requests a model, use its exact current value from
`qodercli --list-models`; never invent or pin a catalog entry. Otherwise omit `--model` and let Qoder
use its current default.

`--context-window <n>` is optional. Pass a positive integer only when the human requests a size or the
task needs an explicit budget. Qoder applies it only to supported models; surface an unsupported
model/size error instead of silently choosing another value.

## The loop

Run these five steps per task. Steps 1, 4, and 5 require judgment; 2 and 3 are mechanical.

### 1. Write the brief

Qoder sees the brief plus what it can inspect in the workspace, not this chat. Include the goal,
current state, what to change, what to leave untouched, the project's **actual** gates, and a closing
report contract. Tell Qoder not to commit. Keep one task per brief. See
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