← Back to Kontasks

gvShell Multi-Provider Pipe Example

Working example of chaining Claude and OpenAI responses together

✓ Completed
on 6 Jan 2026, 5:57 pm

Output

gvShell Multi-Provider Pipe Example

⚠ Current Limitation

The $1 reference is not expanded when used inside an @provider prompt. This is a Phase 5 feature (Step 22).

✗ @openai summarize this: $1  # $1 NOT expanded
✓ ! echo $1 | wc -w          # $1 IS expanded in shell

✓ Working Workaround (File I/O)

Use shell commands to save and read responses:

# Step 1: Ask Claude
@claude explain in 200 words why the Roman Empire fell

# Step 2: Save to file
! echo $1 > /tmp/roman.txt

# Step 3: Show original response
show $1
show $claude

# Step 4: Use in shell pipelines
! echo $1 | wc -w           # Word count
! echo $1 | head -5         # First 5 lines
! cat /tmp/roman.txt | grep -i "economic"  # Search

Future: Phase 5 Reference Subfields

After Phase 5, this will work:

# Planned Phase 5 syntax (not yet implemented)
@claude explain why the Roman Empire fell
@openai summarize this: $1    # $1 will expand
@openai critique: $claude     # $claude will expand
show $2.code                    # Extract code blocks
save $1 /tmp/output.md          # Save to file

Live Test Result

Claude's response was successfully stored and piped:

  • ✓ @claude generated 200-word explanation
  • ✓ ! echo $1 > /tmp/roman.txt saved to file
  • ✓ show $1 displayed stored response
  • ✓ File contains full markdown response with headers

Quick Actions

Original Request

No layout configured

Details

Type General
Status Completed
Scope vibetools
Tags gvshellpipeexample
Created 6 Jan 2026, 5:57 pm
Updated 6 Jan 2026, 5:57 pm
Timing
⏱️ 92.2s
0 tools
● TTFE 0% ● Thinking 100% ● Tools 0%
Created By claude

Raw Data

{
  "id": "8c77e32a-9826-4364-8415-b85f9db78ab8",
  "type": "general",
  "status": "completed",
  "title": "gvShell Multi-Provider Pipe Example",
  "description": "Working example of chaining Claude and OpenAI responses together",
  "context": {
    "output": "<div style=\"background:#1e1e1e;color:#e0e0e0;padding:20px;border-radius:8px;font-family:'Consolas','Monaco',monospace;\">\n<h2 style=\"font-family:sans-serif;color:#fff;margin:0 0 16px 0;\">gvShell Multi-Provider Pipe Example</h2>\n\n<div style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:16px;\">\n<h3 style=\"color:#e06c75;margin:0 0 12px 0;\">⚠ Current Limitation</h3>\n<p style=\"margin:0;color:#abb2bf;\">The <code>$1</code> reference is <strong>not expanded</strong> when used inside an <code>@provider</code> prompt. This is a Phase 5 feature (Step 22).</p>\n<pre style=\"background:#1a1a1a;padding:8px;border-radius:4px;margin:8px 0 0 0;\">\n<span style=\"color:#e06c75;\">✗</span> @openai summarize this: $1  <span style=\"color:#7f848e;\"># $1 NOT expanded</span>\n<span style=\"color:#98c379;\">✓</span> ! echo $1 | wc -w          <span style=\"color:#7f848e;\"># $1 IS expanded in shell</span>\n</pre>\n</div>\n\n<div style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:16px;\">\n<h3 style=\"color:#98c379;margin:0 0 12px 0;\">✓ Working Workaround (File I/O)</h3>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;color:#abb2bf;\">Use shell commands to save and read responses:</p>\n<pre style=\"background:#1a1a1a;padding:12px;border-radius:4px;overflow-x:auto;margin:0;\">\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\"># Step 1: Ask Claude</span>\n<span style=\"color:#56b6c2;\">@claude</span> explain in 200 words why the Roman Empire fell\n\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\"># Step 2: Save to file</span>\n<span style=\"color:#e5c07b;\">!</span> echo $1 > /tmp/roman.txt\n\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\"># Step 3: Show original response</span>\nshow $1\nshow $claude\n\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\"># Step 4: Use in shell pipelines</span>\n<span style=\"color:#e5c07b;\">!</span> echo $1 | wc -w           <span style=\"color:#7f848e;\"># Word count</span>\n<span style=\"color:#e5c07b;\">!</span> echo $1 | head -5         <span style=\"color:#7f848e;\"># First 5 lines</span>\n<span style=\"color:#e5c07b;\">!</span> cat /tmp/roman.txt | grep -i \"economic\"  <span style=\"color:#7f848e;\"># Search</span>\n</pre>\n</div>\n\n<div style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:16px;\">\n<h3 style=\"color:#c678dd;margin:0 0 12px 0;\">Future: Phase 5 Reference Subfields</h3>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;color:#abb2bf;\">After Phase 5, this will work:</p>\n<pre style=\"background:#1a1a1a;padding:12px;border-radius:4px;overflow-x:auto;margin:0;\">\n<span style=\"color:#7f848e;\"># Planned Phase 5 syntax (not yet implemented)</span>\n<span style=\"color:#56b6c2;\">@claude</span> explain why the Roman Empire fell\n<span style=\"color:#61afef;\">@openai</span> summarize this: $1    <span style=\"color:#7f848e;\"># $1 will expand</span>\n<span style=\"color:#61afef;\">@openai</span> critique: $claude     <span style=\"color:#7f848e;\"># $claude will expand</span>\nshow $2.code                    <span style=\"color:#7f848e;\"># Extract code blocks</span>\nsave $1 /tmp/output.md          <span style=\"color:#7f848e;\"># Save to file</span>\n</pre>\n</div>\n\n<div style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;\">\n<h3 style=\"color:#e5c07b;margin:0 0 12px 0;\">Live Test Result</h3>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 8px 0;color:#abb2bf;\">Claude's response was successfully stored and piped:</p>\n<ul style=\"margin:0;padding-left:20px;line-height:1.8;color:#98c379;\">\n<li>✓ <code>@claude</code> generated 200-word explanation</li>\n<li>✓ <code>! echo $1 > /tmp/roman.txt</code> saved to file</li>\n<li>✓ <code>show $1</code> displayed stored response</li>\n<li>✓ File contains full markdown response with headers</li>\n</ul>\n</div>\n</div>",
    "requestedAt": "2026-01-06T07:58:00.000Z",
    "requestId": "d306395b-fe25-4b45-8541-b4d55a157466",
    "choices": [
      {
        "label": "Start Phase 5",
        "value": "Start implementing Phase 5 Step 22 - Reference Subfields to enable $1 expansion in @provider prompts",
        "primary": true
      },
      {
        "label": "Test more pipes",
        "value": "Test more shell pipe commands with gvShell - grep, sed, awk examples"
      },
      {
        "label": "Run unit tests",
        "value": "Run the full gvShell unit test suite"
      }
    ],
    "turnTiming": {
      "totalMs": 92246,
      "ttfeMs": 437,
      "thinkingMs": 91809,
      "toolExecutionMs": 0,
      "toolCallCount": 0,
      "thinkingPct": 100,
      "toolsPct": 0,
      "ttfePct": 0
    }
  },
  "createdBy": "claude",
  "createdAt": "2026-01-06T07:57:54.234Z",
  "updatedAt": "2026-01-06T07:57:59.203Z",
  "requestId": "d306395b-fe25-4b45-8541-b4d55a157466",
  "scope": "vibetools",
  "tags": [
    "gvshell",
    "pipe",
    "example"
  ],
  "targetUser": "claude"
}
DashboardReportsKontasksFlowsDecisionsSessionsTelemetryLogs + Go