# Delegate planned agent work with Elves

> Use Elves to hand a bounded development or research plan to a separate Claude Code or Codex worker while preserving run files, worktree safety, review gates, and human merge authority.

- Skill: `agentskillexchange/delegate-planned-agent-work-with-elves` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add agentskillexchange/delegate-planned-agent-work-with-elves`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/agentskillexchange/delegate-planned-agent-work-with-elves/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- Author: agentskillexchange (https://skillmd.com/u/agentskillexchange)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/agentskillexchange/delegate-planned-agent-work-with-elves

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# Delegate planned agent work with Elves

Use Elves to hand a bounded development or research plan to a separate Claude Code or Codex worker while preserving run files, worktree safety, review gates, and human merge authority.

## Prerequisites

Claude Code or Codex, Python 3, git, optional GitHub CLI or configured worker adapters

## Installation

Install for the host agent you use:

- ELVES_TMP="$(mktemp -d)"
- git clone https://github.com/aigorahub/elves.git "$ELVES_TMP/elves"
- python3 "$ELVES_TMP/elves/scripts/sync_installed_skills.py" --apply --target claude

For Codex, use the same clone and sync script with the Codex target:

- python3 "$ELVES_TMP/elves/scripts/sync_installed_skills.py" --apply --target codex

Prerequisites: Claude Code or Codex, Python 3, and git. To validate the install, run the upstream doctor from the installed skill directory:

- python3 ~/.claude/skills/elves/scripts/install_doctor.py --startup

- Source: https://github.com/aigorahub/elves
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aigorahub/elves/HEAD/README.md

## Documentation

- https://aigorahub.github.io/elves/

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/delegate-planned-agent-work-with-elves/)