| name | model-teammates |
| description | This skill should be used when a researcher wants to add, remove, or review multi-model agent teammates (Codex/ChatGPT, Gemini, Kimi) inside Claude Code. Triggers on 'teammates', 'multi-agent', 'multi-model', 'second opinion', 'add Gemini', 'use ChatGPT here', 'orchestrate models', or when `/carrel-setup` enters Phase 5b. |
model-teammates
Guides researchers through adding foundation models as teammates inside Claude Code via three community plugins. Most researchers don't realize this is possible — the interview protocol's "About Model Teammates" beat carries the spoken script; this skill owns the operational details.
Research moves
| Teammate | Reach for when | Plugin |
|---|
| Codex (ChatGPT) | Adversarial / second-opinion review on a claim or methods paragraph | openai/codex-plugin-cc |
| Gemini | Long-context / whole-corpus synthesis (hundreds of PDFs, large codebases) | thepushkarp/cc-gemini-plugin |
| Kimi | Delegated bug hunts, refactors, free-form Q&A with CLI-auth privacy | linxule/kimi-plugin-cc |
If the researcher already pays for ChatGPT Plus/Pro or Gemini Advanced, the teammate runs on that subscription — no extra cost. Kimi's CLI handles auth locally.
Orientation
Read .carrel/environment.json → model_teammates. Status values:
configured — plugin installed + verifiedinterested — said yes but deferred installskipped — declined; don't re-ask- (absent) — not yet discussed
Also read sensitivity on the profile. All three teammates route prompts through external providers (OpenAI, Google, Moonshot) — including Kimi despite its local CLI auth. HIGH sensitivity → don't propose; record skipped. MEDIUM → surface but confirm consent. LOW → proceed.
Install flow
For each teammate the researcher chooses:
- Install the provider's CLI and log in (researcher runs the commands — interactive auth needs human hands).
- Install the Claude Code plugin from the marketplace and reload.
- Verify via the plugin's own setup command if it has one (
/codex:setup, /kimi:setup; Gemini has no dedicated setup — run a small query).
Plugin install commands inside Claude Code:
/plugin marketplace add openai/codex-plugin-cc && /plugin install codex@openai-codex && /reload-plugins && /codex:setup
/plugin marketplace add thepushkarp/cc-gemini-plugin && /plugin install cc-gemini-plugin@cc-gemini-plugin && /reload-plugins
/plugin marketplace add linxule/kimi-plugin-cc && /plugin install kimi@kimi-marketplace && /kimi:setup
CLI install commands (each upstream README is authoritative — Claude fetches on demand if anything has drifted):
- Codex:
npm install -g @openai/codex → codex login
- Gemini:
npm install -g @google/gemini-cli (or brew install gemini-cli) → gemini auth
- Kimi:
npm install -g kimi-cli → kimi login (upstream: https://github.com/MoonshotAI/kimi-cli)
State writeback
After each install / defer / decline / removal, update model_teammates in .carrel/environment.json and regenerate the dashboard:
carrel vault dashboard --vault <path> --force
Removing a teammate
Uninstall the plugin (/plugin uninstall ...), optionally remove the CLI, delete the teammate's key from model_teammates in environment.json (or set to skipped if you want to remember "don't re-ask"), regenerate the dashboard.
Related
- Command:
/carrel-teammates (this skill's standalone entry)
- Setup:
/carrel-setup Phase 5b invokes this skill during onboarding
- Spec:
planning/specs/013-model-teammates.md
