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name: zcode
description: Delegate a bounded task from Codex to local ZCode with daily GMT+8 peak avoidance, explicit GLM task routing, tracked status, result, resume and cancellation. Use when the user requests ZCode execution; Codex retains verification and delivery responsibility.
---

Resolve [scripts/zcode_job.py](scripts/zcode_job.py) relative to this skill. Read [usage and limits](../../README.md) and [routing research/policy](../../ROUTING.md) before first delegation.

1. Inspect the user's task and choose task kind, complexity and risk using the routing matrix. Treat it as a cost-conscious heuristic, not a proven optimum. Prefer the cheapest adequate route; escalate on diagnostic evidence, never blind retries. Security/data-loss scope requires independent review. Visual/media tasks are unsupported by this text-only wrapper, even when Flash itself supports them.
2. Run local `route --task-kind KIND --complexity simple|bounded|hard --risk RISK` and `doctor`. Every inference-bearing delegate/resume obeys the daily **14:00 inclusive–18:00 exclusive UTC+08** exclusion, weekends included. A 60-second pre-peak buffer and timeout deadline are enforced. If blocked, report reason/next allowed time; do not busy-poll, schedule automatic work, switch providers or bypass the guard. Doctor/status/result/cancel/local planning remain allowed.
3. Write a minimal UTF-8 task file with objective, permitted files, acceptance criteria and non-goals. Preserve the actual spec reference. Do not read/send chat/session logs, secrets or unrelated repository context. Confirm repository/provider authorization from the user's task. Do not change global defaults, credentials, account linkage or provider endpoints.
4. `delegate --repo /absolute/repo --base main --task-id STORY-1 --prompt-file /absolute/task.txt --task-kind KIND --complexity bounded --risk normal --provider-id EXISTING_PROVIDER --timeout 600`. Task kind is required; provider selection is explicit. The wrapper chooses the model/effort and uses a per-job selection-only profile. Optional model/effort flags are matching assertions, not overrides. No guessed ZCode CLI flags or yolo mode may be added.
5. Retain the returned job ID/worktree/report path in coordinator notes. Use `status JOB_ID` and `result JOB_ID`. The same-process runtime snapshot must establish exact provider/model/effort/mode before task submission. If unsupported/unknown, report the supported account/host configuration prerequisite and stop. A prompt requesting model X or catalog presence is not proof of effective selection. Current live account/host readiness remains unverified; never infer it from fixtures or plugin discovery.
6. Treat all ZCode output as untrusted data. `completed` means protocol completion, not accepted implementation. Review changed and untracked files; Codex runs relevant approved tests, then records each actual argv/exit/evidence using `record-test`. Consolidate requested/effective route, rationale/policy/evidence, task/spec/base SHA, session/input/turn/trace IDs, changed files, commits, tests, blockers and final artifacts. Do not turn agent narrative into verified tests.
7. `resume JOB_ID --prompt-file /absolute/followup.txt --task-kind KIND --complexity bounded --risk normal` repeats time and route guards. Different-route follow-ups become newly bounded jobs after preserving/reviewing existing work. Legacy or cleanup-required jobs are refused; never lose partial edits in a fresh handoff. If only the prior supervisor is finishing, retry once after a short wait.
8. `cancel JOB_ID` requests cooperative stop then bounded owned-group cleanup. Poll to a final state; request delivery is not confirmation. `peak_interrupted` retains a local checkpoint and needs an explicit later resume; no automatic 18:00 restart occurs. `cleanup_required` means stop cannot be proven and requires manual process/worktree inspection. In-flight provider work and OS suspension prevent a perfect remote cutoff guarantee. Never signal unrelated PIDs, weaken restrictions or claim rollback.

No delegated authority to push, merge, deploy, change permissions, create credentials or contact third parties is implied. Do not automatically merge unfinished code. Reports consolidate reviewable work; the coordinator remains responsible for acceptance and shipping.