CLI Worker Skill (Kimi CLI)

When to use

• User asks to delegate a coding task to Kimi or a CLI worker
• Isolated coding task that should run in its own worktree (no git conflicts)
• Parallel work: run multiple tasks without blocking the main agent
• Headless task: run Kimi CLI non-interactively from OpenClaw

Delegation: prefer CLI over sessions_spawn

For a single coding task, use the CLI so the task actually runs:

• Do: cli-worker execute "Your task prompt" (and optionally --constraint / --success). This runs Kimi CLI in a worktree and returns output.
• Avoid: Using sessions_spawn to delegate to a "sub-agent" for the same kind of task. Spawn is known to sometimes create a session that never processes (0 messages). Use sessions_spawn only when you need an ongoing sub-agent conversation with multiple back-and-forth or sessions_send.

After any spawn, verify within ~30s: sessions_list with kinds: ["subagent"] and/or sessions_history on the child session; if messages stay 0, treat as failed and retry with cli-worker execute instead.

Prerequisites