Ai Cli Orchestrator

What This Skill Does

The AI CLI Orchestrator is a robust meta-layer designed for developers who juggle multiple AI command-line interfaces. By serving as a central hub, it enables seamless switching and automated failover between tools like Gemini, Claude Code, and Cursor. The orchestrator scans your system for installed AI tools, performs health checks to ensure API connectivity, and maintains an intelligent priority matrix to determine which tool is best suited for your specific task—whether that is long-context code refactoring or rapid logical debugging. Its core strength lies in its ability to handle task migration; if one tool hits a rate limit or encounters an API failure, the orchestrator automatically re-routes the active context to your configured backup, ensuring your development workflow remains uninterrupted.

Installation

To integrate this skill into your OpenClaw environment, execute the following command in your terminal: clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/cnatom/ai-cli-orchestrator Once installed, the orchestrator will trigger an initial setup wizard, scanning your PATH for installed AI utilities. Follow the on-screen prompts to set your priority order and select your preferred response strategy.

Use Cases

• Continuous Automation: Ideal for CI/CD pipelines where you cannot afford a build failure due to an AI model service outage.
• Complex Feature Development: Use Gemini for large-scale code base scanning and switch to Claude for high-fidelity code implementation.
• Error Recovery: Automatically transition tasks from a primary tool experiencing rate limits to a secondary, pre-configured tool.

Example Prompts

1. "Orchestrator: Refactor the auth module in the current directory using my highest priority tool, and switch if I hit rate limits."
2. "Search for the root cause of this build failure and handle the investigation using the available toolchain."
3. "Summarize the codebase structure and suggest improvements using the most suitable AI tool for long-context analysis."

Tips & Limitations

• Tip: Periodically update your tool priority if you notice consistent latency with specific providers.
• Tip: Utilize the 'Hybrid Mode' strategy for general development to balance speed and power.
• Limitation: Ensure all your underlying AI CLI tools are individually authenticated; the orchestrator manages flow but does not store or manage credentials itself. It relies on the environment variables already present in your shell profile.