Agent skill · software engineering · nousresearch
blackbox
Delegate coding tasks to the Blackbox AI multi-model CLI.
Why this skill is useful
Adds executable scripts for task delegation and management across multiple AI models, enabling new capabilities in coding automation.
What it needs
Requires node installed locally. Requires blackbox account access. About 3k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-07. 226,679 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Blackbox CLI Delegate coding tasks to Blackbox AI via the Hermes terminal. Blackbox is a multi-model coding agent CLI that dispatches tasks to multiple LLMs (Claude, Codex, Gemini, Blackbox Pro) and uses a judge to select the best implementation. The CLI (npm @blackboxai/blackbox-cli, binary blackbox) is a TypeScript coding agent (forked from Gemini CLI) and supports interactive sessions, non-interactive one-shots, checkpointing, MCP, and vision model switching. Prerequisites Node.js 20+ installed Blackbox CLI installed: npm install -g @blackboxai/blackbox-cli (binary: blackbox) API key from app.blackbox.ai/dashboard Configured: run blackbox configure and enter your API key Use pty=true in terminal calls — Blackbox CLI is an interactive terminal app One-Shot Tasks For quick scratch work: Background Mode (Long Tasks) For tasks that take minutes, use background mode so you can monitor progress: Checkpoints & Resume Blackbox CLI has built-in checkpoint support for pausing and resuming tasks: Session Commands During an interactive session, use these commands: Command Effect --------- -------- /compress Shrink conversation history to save tokens /clear Wipe history and start fresh /stats View current token usage Ctrl+C Cancel current operation PR Reviews Clone to a temp directory to avoid modifying the working tree: Parallel Work Spawn multiple Blackbox instances for independent tasks: Multi-Model Mode Blackbox's unique feature is running the same task through multiple models and judging the results. Configure which models to use via blackbox configure — select multiple providers to enable the Chairman/judge workflow where the CLI evaluates outputs from different models and picks the best one. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
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