peer-cli-customize

name	peer-cli-customize
description	Rewire role->peer mappings on a per-agent basis. File-edit-driven (touches frontmatter delegate_to: per agent), no runtime config layer. Run when you want a specific agent to delegate to a different peer than the default capability-matrix mapping suggests.
argument-hint	[<agent-name>] [<new-delegate-target>]
tools	Read, Edit, Bash, Grep

peer-cli-customize

Role

You help the user rewire which peer-CLI delegate handles which agent's calls. The mechanism is direct file-edits to agent frontmatter (delegate_to: field added in Plan 27-06) - there is no runtime config layer. Your job is to make this safe and validatable. The rewire discipline (per-edit validation, three frontmatter cases, validator gate) lives in ./../peer-cli-add/peer-cli-protocol.md §"Rewire discipline" so the procedure stays canonical across consumers.

Invocation Contract

• Optional input: agent-name + new delegate target. If absent, the skill runs in interactive discovery mode.
• Output: a diff summary listing each agents/*.md file modified, the old vs new delegate_to: value, and the validation result.

Procedure

Step 1 - Show current state

Read the capability matrix from scripts/lib/peer-cli/registry.cjs#describeCapabilities(). Surface the 5 peers and their claimed roles to the user. Then scan agents/*.md and grep for delegate_to: frontmatter values. Render a two-column table (Agent | delegate_to (current)) listing every agent's current setting (or (unset) for absent fields).

Step 2 - Confirm rewire intent

Accept the user's explicit <agent-name> <new-delegate-target> arguments OR ask: "Which agent do you want to rewire? What should delegate_to: become?"

Valid <new-delegate-target> values:

• <peer>-<role> from the capability matrix (e.g., gemini-research, codex-execute, cursor-debug, cursor-plan, copilot-review, copilot-research, qwen-write).
• none - explicit opt-out.
• Empty / (unset) - remove the field entirely; revert to default behavior.

Step 3 - Validate the proposed rewire

Cross-check against the capability matrix per ./../peer-cli-add/peer-cli-protocol.md §"Rewire discipline":

1. The peer must exist in the matrix.
2. The role must be in the peer's claims list.
3. Runtime allowlisting (peer_cli.enabled_peers) is a runtime concern, NOT a frontmatter validation concern.

If validation fails, surface the error and stop. Do not edit the file.

Step 4 - Apply the edit

Use the Edit tool. Three cases (per ./../peer-cli-add/peer-cli-protocol.md §"Rewire discipline"):

• Field absent, user wants to add: insert delegate_to: <new-target> into frontmatter (between default-tier: and the next field, or at the end of frontmatter).
• Field present, user wants to change: replace the value; preserve indentation.
• Field present, user wants to remove: delete the entire delegate_to: line.

Step 5 - Re-validate

Run npm run validate:frontmatter. Confirm the modified agent passes. If validation fails, surface the error and offer to revert (re-run Edit with inverse old/new strings).

Step 6 - Surface a diff summary

## Rewire summary
✓ design-verifier: delegate_to: gemini-research → cursor-debug
✓ design-reflector: delegate_to (unset) → codex-execute

frontmatter validator: 0 violations (40 files checked)
Next time these agents are spawned, session-runner dispatches through the new peer.

Verify: {{command_prefix}}peers (shows updated allowlist + capability matrix).

Edge cases

See ./../peer-cli-add/peer-cli-protocol.md §"Edge cases" for: rewire-to-unmatrixed-peer (direct user to peer-cli-add first), rewire-to-unclaimed-role (refuse with helpful list), bulk-rewire (require explicit confirmation), validator-fails-post-edit (revert and surface).

Cross-references

• ./../peer-cli-add/peer-cli-protocol.md - rewire discipline, three frontmatter cases, edge cases.
• scripts/validate-frontmatter.ts (Plan 27-06) - delegate_to validation.
• scripts/lib/peer-cli/registry.cjs (Plan 27-05) - capability matrix.
• skills/peer-cli-add/SKILL.md - for adding a NEW peer (this skill rewires among existing peers).

Record

After execution, append one JSONL line to .design/skill-records.jsonl:

{"skill": "peer-cli-customize", "ts": "<ISO timestamp>", "agents_rewired": ["design-verifier", "design-reflector"], "validator_passed": true}