Part 3: Advanced — Subagents, Skills, Polish

Chapters 08–11: Upgrade the UI, add subagents and skills, and polish everything with introspection and compaction.

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Part 3: Advanced

In the final part, you’ll add the features that turn your agent from a tool into a platform: subagents for delegation, a skill system for extensibility, image and video generation, and the polish needed for daily use.

Chapter	What You’ll Do
08 · UI	Upgrade the TUI with status bar, collapsible blocks, better input
09 · Subagents	Add parallel subagents, code-map, and the prompt system
10 · Skills	Build an extensible skill system with image and video generation
11 · Polish	Cleanup, introspection, compaction, and known issues

What You’ll Have After Part 3

A polished TUI with model info, pricing, and status display
Multiple specialized subagents (code-map, tech-researcher, feature-planner, poet)
A skill system that loads instructions on-demand
Image generation via Gemini/Imagen
Video generation via Veo
Session introspection and compaction
Human-in-the-loop queries from subagents

Your agent is now a full platform.

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