/hq-cowork-cli — Long-tail HQ from Cowork

Use this when Cowork needs an HQ capability that does not have a dedicated hq-cowork-* skill yet.

Prefer dedicated tools first:

• Search: /hq-cowork-search
• Sync: /hq-cowork-sync
• Files/share: /hq-cowork-files, /hq-cowork-share
• Secrets: /hq-cowork-secrets
• Meetings/sources/signals: /hq-cowork-meetings

mcp__hq__hq_cli

Runs hq <args...> on the host. Pass argv, not a shell string.

{
  "args": ["sync", "status"],
  "cwd": ".",
  "timeoutMs": 60000
}

The tool blocks:

• hq login, hq logout, hq onboard
• browser/session auth flows other than hq auth status and hq auth refresh
• secret-value output (hq secrets env, hq secrets get --reveal)
• raw hq secrets set|exec and hq run through the escape hatch

Use mcp__hq__hq_run for hq run.

mcp__hq__hq_run

Runs schema-driven commands with HQ secrets injected via .env.schema. Secret values stay in the child process env; only command output returns.

{
  "cwd": "repos/private/example-app",
  "company": "indigo",
  "schema": ".env.schema",
  "cmd": ["npm", "test"],
  "timeoutMs": 120000
}

For validation only:

{
  "cwd": "repos/private/example-app",
  "check": true
}

Rules

• Never ask the user to paste secrets inline.
• Never use the escape hatch for secret-value retrieval.
• Keep cwd inside the HQ root. The MCP server enforces this.
• For destructive or cloud-provisioning commands, explain the concrete effect before calling the tool.