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+# pi Skills
+
+This directory contains custom skills for [pi](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi), a coding agent harness. Each skill adds specialized capabilities that extend what pi can do.
+
+## Installed Skills
+
+| Skill | Description |
+|-------|-------------|
+| [phased-execution](./phased-execution/) | Runs phased build pipelines in isolated subprocesses |
+| [find-skills](./find-skills/) | Discovers and installs new skills |
+| [gog](./gog/) | Google Workspace CLI (Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Contacts, Sheets, Docs) |
+
+## How Skills Work
+
+A skill is a directory containing at minimum a `SKILL.md` file. When pi loads, it reads all `SKILL.md` files in this directory and makes their instructions available to the agent. The `description` field in each skill's front matter tells pi when to activate that skill.
+
+Skills can include:
+- **Scripts** — shell scripts, Node modules, or any executable code
+- **Assets** — templates, prompts, validation gates, etc.
+- **Additional docs** — referenced via relative paths from `SKILL.md`
+
+## Adding a New Skill
+
+1. Create a directory under `~/.pi/agent/skills/<name>/`
+2. Add a `SKILL.md` with front matter and instructions
+3. Optionally add scripts, assets, or subdirectories
+4. Restart pi (or the skill will be picked up on next load)
+
+### SKILL.md Format
+
+```markdown
+---
+name: my-skill
+description: What this skill does — when pi should activate it
+---
+
+# My Skill
+
+Instructions for the agent go here.
+```
+
+## Cloning Skills from Other Sources
+
+To install a skill from a git repo or another location, you can clone it directly into this directory:
+
+```bash
+git clone https://github.com/user/my-skill ~/.pi/agent/skills/my-skill
+```
+
+Or symlink for development:
+
+```bash
+ln -s /path/to/my-skill ~/.pi/agent/skills/my-skill
+```
+
+---
+
+## phased-execution
+
+Runs phased build pipelines in isolated subprocesses. Ported from [opencode](https://github.com/opencode-ai/opencode)'s `next-phase` / `auto-phase` commands.
+
+### Overview
+
+This skill orchestrates a project's development as a sequence of phases, each executed by the LLM in its own fresh pi process. Phases are managed via files — not chat context — so even very long-running pipelines don't bloat your session history.
+
+Each phase:
+1. Reads the master plan (`.agent/PLAN.md`) and any already-completed phases
+2. Implements all tasks from its phase file
+3. Runs tests, linting, and coverage checks via `.agent/validate.sh`
+4. Retries up to `MAX_FIX_ATTEMPTS` times on failure (resuming the same session)
+5. Moves to `complete/` only when everything passes
+
+### Directory Structure
+
+```
+<project>/
+├── .agent/
+│   ├── PLAN.md                  # Master plan; LOCKED DECISIONS are binding
+│   ├── validate.sh              # Quality gate (created from skill template on first run)
+│   ├── phases/
+│   │   ├── todo/                # Pending phases: 01_name.md, 02_name.md, …
+│   │   └── complete/            # Finished phases
+│   ├── reports/                 # Per-phase executor reports, stderr, validation logs
+│   └── phase-sessions/          # Resumable child pi sessions
+```
+
+### Usage
+
+From within a project that has `.agent/phases/todo/`:
+
+**Run the next pending phase:**
+```bash
+cd /path/to/project
+bash ~/.pi/agent/skills/phased-execution/scripts/run-phase.sh
+```
+
+**Run a specific phase:**
+```bash
+bash ~/.pi/agent/skills/phased-execution/scripts/run-phase.sh 03_api.md
+```
+
+**Run the entire pipeline** (all pending phases, in order, stopping at first failure):
+```bash
+bash ~/.pi/agent/skills/phased-execution/scripts/auto-phase.sh
+```
+
+Re-running `auto-phase.sh` after a failure continues where it stopped.
+
+### Configuration
+
+Environment variables passed to the scripts control behavior:
+
+| Variable | Default | Meaning |
+|----------|---------|---------|
+| `MAX_FIX_ATTEMPTS` | `3` | Fixer retries per phase |
+| `PHASE_MODEL` | session default | Model for child executors (e.g. `anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-5`) |
+| `PHASE_THINKING` | session default | Thinking level for child executors |
+| `PHASE_COMMIT` | `0` | `1` = auto-git-commit after each passing phase |
+| `PI_TRUST` | `0` | `1` = pass `--approve` to children (load project `.pi/` settings) |
+| `FRESH_FIX` | `0` | `1` = fixer retries start fresh instead of resuming the failed session |
+| `QUIET` | `0` | `1` = suppress live progress display (reports still written) |
+
+Example:
+```bash
+PHASE_MODEL=anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-5 PHASE_COMMIT=1 bash ~/.pi/agent/skills/phased-execution/scripts/auto-phase.sh
+```
+
+### How It Works
+
+1. `run-phase.sh` / `auto-phase.sh` finds the project root (walks up from `PWD` for `.agent/phases/todo/`)
+2. For each phase, it spawns a **separate pi subprocess** with `--mode json` to capture structured output
+3. `progress.mjs` streams live progress (tool calls, assistant text) to the terminal and writes the final report to `.agent/reports/`
+4. After the child exits, `.agent/validate.sh` is run as the quality gate
+5. On success: phase moves to `complete/`, report is printed
+6. On failure: up to `MAX_FIX_ATTEMPTS` fixer retries (resuming the same session), then the phase stays in `todo/`
+
+### After a Run
+
+- **Success**: The executor report is printed at the end of the script output. Phases in `.agent/phases/complete/` are already done.
+- **Failure**: Point to `.agent/reports/<phase>.a*.{md,err,validate}` for logs. Resume with:
+  ```bash
+  pi --session-dir .agent/phase-sessions -c
+  ```
+  Or re-run the script to retry automatically.
+
+### Creating Phases
+
+Phase files are typically created by prompt templates like `/to-phase`, `/audit-create`, `/new-project`, and `/new-python-*`. Each phase file in `todo/` should list concrete tasks the executor must complete, including testing & quality criteria.
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         if (text) {
           lastAssistantText = text;
           out(wrap(text, 2));
-          out("");
         }
         if (m.stopReason === "error") {
           sawError = true;