Paseo Chat Skill
This skill teaches how to use chat rooms for agent coordination via the Paseo CLI.
User's arguments:
$ARGUMENTS
Prerequisites
Load the
Paseo skill
first if you need CLI guidance for launching or messaging agents.
Rules
When using chat:
create a room with
paseo chat create
if you need a new room
inspect available rooms with
paseo chat ls
and
paseo chat inspect
post with
paseo chat post
read with
paseo chat read
keep reads bounded, usually
--limit 10
or
--limit 20
check chat often while working
Mentions are active:
write mentions inline in the message body as
@
paseo chat read issue-456 --since 5m paseo chat read issue-456 --since 2026 -03-24T10:00:00Z Wait for new messages paseo chat wait issue-456 --timeout 60s Defaults When creating a room: choose a short slug: issue-456 , pr-143-review , relay-cleanup give it a clear purpose When using a room: read only a bounded window before acting post updates when they would help another agent or your future self use --reply-to when responding to a specific message use inline @
mentions when you want to get a specific agent's attention use @everyone when the whole active team needs to react now check chat frequently enough that shared coordination actually works your own agent ID is available via $PASEO_AGENT_ID Typical things to post: status updates blockers handoffs review findings important context another agent may need later Your Job Understand whether you should use an existing room or create a new one Create the room with paseo chat create if needed Read the room with bounded history Post clearly Use --reply-to when replying to a specific message Use inline @ mentions when you want to notify someone directly Use @everyone when you need to notify all active non-archived agents