> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.automagik.dev/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# /genie-hacks

> Browse, search, and contribute community hacks — real-world patterns for provider switching, teams, skills, hooks, cost optimization, and more.

# /genie-hacks — Community Hacks & Patterns

Browse real-world Genie patterns contributed by the community. Search by problem, explore by category, or contribute your own.

## When to Use

* You want to discover tips, tricks, or advanced Genie patterns
* You're solving a specific problem ("how do I optimize costs?", "how do teams work?")
* You found a clever technique and want to share it with the community

## Commands

| Command                         | Description                                            |
| ------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------ |
| `/genie-hacks`                  | List all hacks (default)                               |
| `/genie-hacks list`             | List all hacks with title, problem, and category       |
| `/genie-hacks search <keyword>` | Search hacks by keyword in title, problem, or solution |
| `/genie-hacks show <hack-id>`   | Display full hack details with code examples           |
| `/genie-hacks contribute`       | Submit a new hack via automated PR flow                |
| `/genie-hacks help <problem>`   | Describe a problem, get matched to relevant hacks      |

## Examples

```bash theme={"dark"}
# Browse all available hacks
/genie-hacks list

# Find cost-related hacks
/genie-hacks search cost

# View a specific hack in detail
/genie-hacks show provider-switching

# Describe your problem, get suggestions
/genie-hacks help "my agents are too slow"

# Contribute your own hack
/genie-hacks contribute
```

## Categories

Hacks are organized by category:

| Category        | Description                                        |
| --------------- | -------------------------------------------------- |
| **providers**   | Model selection, provider switching, BYOA          |
| **teams**       | Multi-agent coordination, pipeline parallelization |
| **skills**      | Custom skills, workflow automation                 |
| **hooks**       | Event-driven automation, auto-spawn triggers       |
| **cost**        | Token optimization, budget management              |
| **integration** | External tools, Slack, CI/CD, NATS                 |
| **debugging**   | Tracing, transcript analysis, fix loops            |
| **batch**       | Overnight execution, dream pipelines               |

## Contributing

Found a hack? Run `/genie-hacks contribute` and the skill will:

1. Ask you to describe the hack (title, problem, solution, code, category)
2. Fork the `automagik-dev/docs` repo via GitHub CLI
3. Append your hack to [`genie/hacks.mdx`](/genie/hacks) in the correct format
4. Create a PR with title `hack: <your title>`
5. Show you the PR URL

All contributions are reviewed by maintainers before merging.

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