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ask-agent

v0.3.1

A delegation skill, not an agent type. Ask native agents to work in the background, continue useful work in the main conversation, and incorporate their results when they return. Use for "ask an agent", named agent roles, parallel delegation, or launch-and-notify work.

CodexClaude Code1 Skill

By whichguyLicense: MIT0 GitHub starsUpdated 4 days ago

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Codex and Claude Code
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1 skill or MCP entry
Source updated
Sep 20, 2026
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Install ask-agent for Codex and Claude Code

Installs for the current user
codex plugin marketplace add IchenDEV/agent-plugin-mkt
codex plugin marketplace upgrade agent-plugin-marketplace
codex plugin add ask-agent@agent-plugin-marketplace

Paste and run these commands in a terminal with Codex. They add and refresh the PluginsMP catalog, then install this plugin.

The installer fetches third-party code from the source repository shown on this page. This directory validates manifest structure and source location, but does not perform a security audit; review the manifest, components, and source before installing.

Get the source manually
git clone https://github.com/whichguy/skill-craft

Clone the source repository, then follow its setup instructions to add the plugin to a compatible client. The plugin root is plugins/ask-agent/.

Plugin files

plugins/ask-agent/
├── .codex-plugin/plugin.json
├── .claude-plugin/plugin.json
└── skills/ask-agent/SKILL.md

Included Skills1

ask-agentskills/ask-agent/SKILL.md

A delegation skill, not an agent type. Ask native agents to work in the background, continue useful work in the main conversation, and incorporate their results when they return. Use for "ask an agent", named agent roles, parallel delegation, or launch-and-notify work.

Plugin manifests2

plugins/ask-agent/.codex-plugin/plugin.json
{
  "name": "ask-agent",
  "version": "0.3.1",
  "description": "A delegation skill, not an agent type. Ask native agents to work in the background, continue useful work in the main conversation, and incorporate their results when they return. Use for \"ask an agent\", named agent roles, parallel delegation, or launch-and-notify work.",
  "author": {
    "name": "whichguy",
    "url": "https://github.com/whichguy"
  },
  "homepage": "https://github.com/whichguy/skill-craft",
  "repository": "https://github.com/whichguy/skill-craft",
  "license": "MIT",
  "keywords": [
    "skill-craft",
    "ask-agent",
    "portable-skills",
    "prompt-only"
  ],
  "skills": "./skills/",
  "interface": {
    "displayName": "Ask Agent",
    "shortDescription": "A delegation skill, not an agent type. Ask native agents to work in the background, continue useful work in the main…",
    "longDescription": "A delegation skill, not an agent type. Ask native agents to work in the background, continue useful work in the main conversation, and incorporate their results when they return. Use for \"ask an agent\", named agent roles, parallel delegation, or launch-and-notify work.",
    "developerName": "whichguy",
    "category": "Productivity",
    "capabilities": [
      "Read"
    ],
    "defaultPrompt": [
      "Use $ask-agent:ask-agent for this task."
    ]
  }
}
plugins/ask-agent/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
{
  "name": "ask-agent",
  "version": "0.3.1",
  "description": "A delegation skill, not an agent type. Ask native agents to work in the background, continue useful work in the main conversation, and incorporate their results when they return. Use for \"ask an agent\", named agent roles, parallel delegation, or launch-and-notify work.",
  "author": {
    "name": "whichguy",
    "url": "https://github.com/whichguy"
  },
  "homepage": "https://github.com/whichguy/skill-craft",
  "repository": "https://github.com/whichguy/skill-craft",
  "license": "MIT",
  "keywords": [
    "skill-craft",
    "ask-agent",
    "portable-skills",
    "prompt-only"
  ]
}

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