diff --git a/skills/kugetsu/scripts/kugetsu b/skills/kugetsu/scripts/kugetsu
index 75fe5c2..be4d6a8 100755
--- a/skills/kugetsu/scripts/kugetsu
+++ b/skills/kugetsu/scripts/kugetsu
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Usage:
     kugetsu init [--force]                            Initialize base + pm-agent sessions (requires TTY)
     kugetsu start <issue-ref> <message> [--debug]    Start task for issue (forks base session)
     kugetsu continue <issue-ref> [message] [--debug] Continue existing task for issue
-    kugetsu delegate <message>                        Send message to PM agent (fire-and-forget)
+    kugetsu delegate <message>                        Parse issue ref and call cmd_start directly (parallel)
     kugetsu logs [n]                                  Show recent delegation logs (default: 10)
     kugetsu status                                    Check kugetsu initialization status
     kugetsu doctor [--fix]                            Diagnose and fix kugetsu issues
@@ -55,9 +55,8 @@ Commands:
     start       Fork new session from base for specific issue.
                 Requires pm-agent to be running (created by init).
     continue    Continue work on existing issue session.
-    delegate    Send message to PM agent for task coordination.
-                Fire-and-forget: returns immediately, runs in background.
-                Use 'kugetsu logs' to check output.
+    delegate    Parse issue ref from message and call cmd_start directly.
+                Falls back to PM agent if no issue ref found.
     logs        Show recent delegation logs.
                 Default: 10 most recent. Use 'kugetsu logs 20' for more.
     status      Check if kugetsu is initialized and PM agent is active.
@@ -501,6 +500,41 @@ cmd_status() {
     echo "ok"
 }
 
+extract_issue_ref_from_message() {
+    local message="$1"
+    
+    if echo "$message" | grep -qE 'https?://[^/]+/[^/]+/[^/]+/issues/[0-9]+'; then
+        echo "$message" | grep -oE 'https?://[^/]+/[^/]+/[^/]+/issues/[0-9]+' | while read -r url; do
+            local instance=$(echo "$url" | grep -oE 'https?://[^/]+' | sed 's|https?://||')
+            local path=$(echo "$url" | grep -oE '/[^/]+/[^/]+/[^/]+')
+            local issue_num=$(echo "$url" | grep -oE '[0-9]+$')
+            echo "${instance}${path}#${issue_num}"
+        done
+        return
+    fi
+    
+    if echo "$message" | grep -qE '[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+\.[a-zA-Z]{2,}/[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+/[a-zA-Z0-9_.-]+#[0-9]+'; then
+        echo "$message" | grep -oE '[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+\.[a-zA-Z]{2,}/[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+/[a-zA-Z0-9_.-]+#[0-9]+' | head -1
+        return
+    fi
+    
+    if echo "$message" | grep -qE '#[0-9]+'; then
+        local num=$(echo "$message" | grep -oE '#[0-9]+' | head -1)
+        if [ -f "$REPOS_CONFIG" ]; then
+            local first_repo=$(python3 -c "import json; d=json.load(open('$REPOS_CONFIG')); print(list(d.values())[0] if d else '')" 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+            if [ -n "$first_repo" ]; then
+                local owner_repo=$(echo "$first_repo" | sed 's|https\?://||' | sed 's|\.git$||')
+                echo "${owner_repo}${num}"
+                return
+            fi
+        fi
+        echo "github.com/unknown/repo${num}"
+        return
+    fi
+    
+    echo ""
+}
+
 cmd_delegate() {
     local message="${1:-}"
     
@@ -510,6 +544,13 @@ cmd_delegate() {
         exit 1
     fi
     
+    local issue_ref=$(extract_issue_ref_from_message "$message")
+    
+    if [ -n "$issue_ref" ] && [[ "$issue_ref" =~ \#[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+        cmd_start "$issue_ref" "$message"
+        return
+    fi
+    
     local pm_session=$(get_pm_agent_session_id)
     if [ -z "$pm_session" ] || [ "$pm_session" = "null" ] || [ "$pm_session" = "None" ]; then
         echo "Error: PM agent session not found. Run 'kugetsu init' first." >&2