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+import { loadConfig } from '../../core/config.js';
+import { Index } from '../../core/index.js';
+import { handoffCreate } from './handoff.js';
+
+export async function delegate(cwd: string, options: { auto?: boolean } = {}): Promise<void> {
+  const config = loadConfig(cwd);
+  const index = new Index(cwd);
+  const openTasks = index.list('task', { status: 'open' });
+  index.close();
+
+  if (openTasks.length === 0) {
+    console.log('No open tasks to delegate.');
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const task = openTasks[0];
+  const role = task.role ?? 'implementer';
+  const preferredAgent = config.roles[role]?.preferredAgent ?? 'codex';
+
+  console.log('Suggested delegation:');
+  console.log(`  Task: ${task.id} — ${task.title}`);
+  console.log(`  Role: ${role}`);
+  console.log(`  Preferred agent: ${preferredAgent}`);
+
+  if (config.delegationMode === 'auto' || options.auto) {
+    await handoffCreate(cwd, {
+      fromRole: 'user',
+      toRole: role,
+      toAgent: preferredAgent,
+      taskId: task.id,
+      summary: `Delegate ${task.id} to ${role}`,
+      context: `Task "${task.title}" should be handled by ${preferredAgent} in ${role} role.`,
+    });
+    console.log('Handoff created automatically.');
+  } else {
+    console.log('Run with --auto to create the handoff, or run:');
+    console.log(`  agenthub handoff create --taskId ${task.id}`);
+  }
+}