diff --git a/hub/tools/dispatch.py b/hub/tools/dispatch.py
index bf5d31b..dd9e9c0 100644
--- a/hub/tools/dispatch.py
+++ b/hub/tools/dispatch.py
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
 import argparse
 import json
-import subprocess
 import pathlib
+import subprocess
 import os
 
 # --- Argument Parsing ---
-parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Dispatch tasks to CLI agents based on a task.json file.")
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+    description="Dispatch tasks to CLI agents based on a task.json file."
+)
 parser.add_argument(
     "--request",
     required=True,
-    help="Path to the request task.json file, relative to the repository root."
+    help="Path to the request task.json file, relative to the repository root.",
 )
 args = parser.parse_args()
 
@@ -23,63 +25,67 @@
     task = json.loads(req_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
 except (FileNotFoundError, json.JSONDecodeError) as e:
     print(f"Error: Could not read or parse the task file at '{req_path}'. Details: {e}")
-    exit(1)
+    raise SystemExit(1)
 
 # --- Output Directory Setup ---
 out_dir = pathlib.Path("responses") / task.get("id", "unknown-task")
 out_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
 print(f"Output directory created at: {out_dir}")
 
-# --- CLI Runner Function ---
-def run_cli(cmd, out_file):
+
+def run_cli(cmd: list[str], out_file: pathlib.Path) -> None:
     """Executes a command and writes its stdout and stderr to files."""
+
     print(f"Running command: {' '.join(cmd)}")
+
     try:
-        # Using shell=True for simplicity, but ensure commands are constructed safely.
-        res = subprocess.run(" ".join(cmd), capture_output=True, text=True, shell=True, check=True)
-        out_file.write_text(res.stdout)
+        res = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, text=True, check=True)
+        out_file.write_text(res.stdout, encoding="utf-8")
         if res.stderr:
-            (out_file.parent / (out_file.name + ".stderr")).write_text(res.stderr)
+            (out_file.parent / (out_file.name + ".stderr")).write_text(
+                res.stderr, encoding="utf-8"
+            )
         print(f"Successfully wrote output to {out_file}")
     except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
         error_message = (
-            f"Command failed with exit code {e.returncode}\\n"
-            f"--- STDOUT ---\\n{e.stdout}\\n"
-            f"--- STDERR ---\\n{e.stderr}"
+            f"Command failed with exit code {e.returncode}\n"
+            f"--- STDOUT ---\n{e.stdout}\n"
+            f"--- STDERR ---\n{e.stderr}"
         )
-        out_file.write_text(error_message)
+        out_file.write_text(error_message, encoding="utf-8")
         print(error_message)
     except Exception as e:
         error_message = f"An unexpected error occurred: {e}"
-        out_file.write_text(error_message)
+        out_file.write_text(error_message, encoding="utf-8")
         print(error_message)
 
+
 # --- Placeholder CLI Calls ---
 # In a real implementation, you would build these commands dynamically based on the task drivers.
 task_id = task.get("id", "unknown-task")
 
-print("\\n--- Dispatching to Gemini ---")
+print("\n--- Dispatching to Gemini ---")
 gemini_out = out_dir / "gemini-cli"
 gemini_out.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
 run_cli(
-    ["echo", f"'Gemini CLI output for task {task_id}'"],
-    gemini_out / "output.txt"
+    ["echo", f"Gemini CLI output for task {task_id}"],
+    gemini_out / "output.txt",
 )
 
-print("\\n--- Dispatching to Codex ---")
+print("\n--- Dispatching to Codex ---")
 codex_out = out_dir / "codex-cli"
 codex_out.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
 run_cli(
-    ["echo", f"'Codex CLI output for task {task_id}'"],
-    codex_out / "output.txt"
+    ["echo", f"Codex CLI output for task {task_id}"],
+    codex_out / "output.txt",
 )
 
-print("\\n--- Dispatching to Claude ---")
+print("\n--- Dispatching to Claude ---")
 claude_out = out_dir / "claude-code"
 claude_out.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
 run_cli(
-    ["echo", f"'Claude Code CLI output for task {task_id}'"],
-    claude_out / "output.txt"
+    ["echo", f"Claude Code CLI output for task {task_id}"],
+    claude_out / "output.txt",
 )
 
-print("\\nDispatch script finished.")
+print("\nDispatch script finished.")