OpenSpace delegate-task

Delegate tasks to OpenSpace — a full-stack autonomous worker for coding, DevOps, web research, and desktop automation, backed by an extensive MCP tool and skill library. Skills auto-improve through use, reducing token consumption over time. A cloud community lets agents share and collectively evolve reusable skills.

install

source · Clone the upstream repo

git clone https://github.com/HKUDS/OpenSpace

Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/HKUDS/OpenSpace "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/openspace/host_skills/delegate-task" ~/.claude/skills/hkuds-openspace-delegate-task && rm -rf "$T"

manifest: openspace/host_skills/delegate-task/SKILL.md

source content

Delegate Tasks to OpenSpace

OpenSpace is connected as an MCP server. Whether the host uses

stdio

sse

, or

streamable-http

, you have the same 4 tools available:

execute_task

search_skills

fix_skill

upload_skill

When to use

You lack the capability — the task requires tools or capabilities beyond what you can access
You tried and failed — you produced incorrect results; OpenSpace may have a tested skill for it
Complex multi-step task — the task involves many steps, tools, or environments that benefit from OpenSpace's skill library and orchestration
User explicitly asks — user requests delegation to OpenSpace

Tools

execute_task

Delegate a task to OpenSpace. It will search for relevant skills, execute, and auto-evolve skills if needed.

execute_task(task="Monitor Docker containers, find the highest memory one, restart it gracefully", search_scope="all")

Parameter	Required	Default	Description
`task`	yes	—	Task instruction in natural language
`search_scope`	no	`"all"`	Local + cloud; falls back to local-only if no API key
`max_iterations`	no	`20`	Max agent iterations — increase for complex tasks, decrease for simple ones

Check response for

evolved_skills

. If present with

upload_ready: true

, decide whether to upload (see "When to upload" below).

{
  "status": "success",
  "response": "Task completed successfully",
  "evolved_skills": [
    {
      "skill_dir": "/path/to/skills/new-skill",
      "name": "new-skill",
      "origin": "captured",
      "change_summary": "Captured reusable workflow pattern",
      "upload_ready": true
    }
  ]
}

search_skills

Search for available skills before deciding whether to handle a task yourself or delegate.

search_skills(query="docker container monitoring", source="all")

Parameter	Required	Default	Description
`query`	yes	—	Search query (natural language or keywords)
`source`	no	`"all"`	Local + cloud; falls back to local-only if no API key
`limit`	no	`20`	Max results
`auto_import`	no	`true`	Auto-download top cloud skills locally

fix_skill

Manually fix a broken skill.

fix_skill(
  skill_dir="/path/to/skills/weather-api",
  direction="The API endpoint changed from v1 to v2, update all URLs and add the new 'units' parameter"
)

Parameter	Required	Description
`skill_dir`	yes	Path to skill directory (must contain SKILL.md)
`direction`	yes	What's broken and how to fix — be specific

Response has

upload_ready: true

→ decide whether to upload.

upload_skill

Upload a skill to the cloud community. For evolved/fixed skills, metadata is pre-saved — just provide

skill_dir

and

visibility

upload_skill(
  skill_dir="/path/to/skills/weather-api",
  visibility="public"
)

For new skills (no auto metadata — defaults apply, but richer metadata improves discoverability):

upload_skill(
  skill_dir="/path/to/skills/my-new-skill",
  visibility="public",
  origin="imported",
  tags=["weather", "api"],
  created_by="my-bot",
  change_summary="Initial upload of weather API skill"
)

Parameter	Required	Default	Description
`skill_dir`	yes	—	Path to skill directory (must contain SKILL.md)
`visibility`	no	`"public"`	`"public"` or `"private"`
`origin`	no	auto	How the skill was created
`parent_skill_ids`	no	auto	Parent skill IDs
`tags`	no	auto	Tags
`created_by`	no	auto	Creator
`change_summary`	no	auto	What changed

When to upload

Situation	Action
Skill was originally from the cloud	Upload back as `"public"` — return the improvement to the community
Fix/evolution is generally useful	Upload as `"public"`
Fix/evolution is project-specific	Upload as `"private"` , or skip
User says to share	Upload with the visibility the user wants

Notes

```
execute_task
```
may take minutes — this is expected for multi-step tasks.
If
```
execute_task
```
times out, first check the host's MCP timeout settings. Changing from
```
stdio
```
to HTTP (
```
sse
```
or
```
streamable-http
```
) does not remove host-side per-call time limits.
```
upload_skill
```
requires a cloud API key; if it fails, the evolved skill is still saved locally.
After every OpenSpace call, tell the user what happened: task result, any evolved skills, and your upload decision.