AI CLI Orchestration

Query external AI models (claude, codex, gemini) for second opinions, debugging, consensus building, and expert validation.

Tools Overview

Role Hierarchy

Parallel Execution (Recommended)

# Spawn all 3 models in parallel
claude_job = ai_spawn(cli="claude", prompt="Analyze this code for bugs...")
codex_job = ai_spawn(cli="codex", prompt="Review this code for patterns...")
gemini_job = ai_spawn(cli="gemini", prompt="Research best practices for...")

# All running simultaneously! Fetch results:
claude_result = ai_fetch(job_id=claude_job.job_id, timeout=120)
codex_result = ai_fetch(job_id=codex_job.job_id, timeout=120)
gemini_result = ai_fetch(job_id=gemini_job.job_id, timeout=120)

# Total time = slowest model (~60s) instead of sum (~180s)

Or use ai_review for convenience:

review = ai_review(prompt="Analyze this architecture decision...", files=["src/"])
claude_result = ai_fetch(job_id=review.jobs["claude"].job_id, timeout=120)

When to Use External Models

Do use when: Stuck on complex bugs, architectural decisions with tradeoffs, need validation before major refactoring, security-sensitive code, want diverse perspectives

Don't use when: Simple work, already confident, just executing known solution

References

• Tool parameters: See references/tools.md
• Usage patterns: See references/patterns.md
• Sub-agents: See references/sub-agents.md

Tips

• Use parallel for multi-model: ai_spawn + ai_fetch is 3x faster than sequential
• Be specific: Include file paths, error messages, and context
• Use appropriate CLI: codex for code review, gemini for web search
• Delegate complex work: Use sub-agents for structured analysis
• Remember read-only: Codex and Gemini cannot execute commands or modify files
• Include files: Use the files parameter to provide code context
• Monitor jobs: Use ai_list() to check status of all running jobs