generating-shell

Generates, explains, and plans shell commands, bash scripts, unix pipelines, awk/sed/grep expressions. Use when user requests shell commands, bash scripts, terminal commands, unix pipes, scripting help, or command syntax assistance. Do not use for web research or document analysis.

Gemini Shell Helper

Spawn the gemini-shell-helper agent for shell command generation.

Foreground (blocking)

Task(subagent_type="gemini-shell-helper", prompt="<describe the shell task>")

Background (for context efficiency)

Task(subagent_type="gemini-shell-helper", prompt="<task>", run_in_background=true)

Use TaskOutput(task_id="<id>") to retrieve results.

Use for complex CLI pipelines, system administration tasks, or when you need help with command syntax.