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Codex Status Skill

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Check the current status of Codex collaboration. Use when user says codex status, check codex, or collaboration status.

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Codex Status Skill

Check the current state of the Claude-Codex collaboration.

Steps

Before any file operations, resolve the .agent-collab directory so commands work outside the project root:

AGENT_COLLAB_DIR="${AGENT_COLLAB_DIR:-}"
if [ -n "$AGENT_COLLAB_DIR" ]; then
  if [ -d "$AGENT_COLLAB_DIR/​.agent-collab" ]; then
    AGENT_COLLAB_DIR="$AGENT_COLLAB_DIR/​.agent-collab"
  elif [ ! -d "$AGENT_COLLAB_DIR" ]; then
    AGENT_COLLAB_DIR=""
  fi
fi

if [ -z "$AGENT_COLLAB_DIR" ]; then
  AGENT_COLLAB_DIR="$(pwd)"
  while [ "$AGENT_COLLAB_DIR" != "/" ] && [ ! -d "$AGENT_COLLAB_DIR/​.agent-collab" ]; do
    AGENT_COLLAB_DIR="$(dirname "$AGENT_COLLAB_DIR")"
  done
  AGENT_COLLAB_DIR="$AGENT_COLLAB_DIR/​.agent-collab"
fi

If $AGENT_COLLAB_DIR does not exist, stop and ask for the project root.

1. Read Status

Read $AGENT_COLLAB_DIR/​status and report:

  • idle: No active task, ready for requests
  • pending: Task sent, waiting for Codex
  • working: Codex actively processing
  • done: Codex finished, response ready

2. Show Current Task

If status is not idle, read and summarize $AGENT_COLLAB_DIR/​requests/​task.md:

  • Task type
  • Brief description

3. Show Response Preview

If status is done, show brief preview of $AGENT_COLLAB_DIR/​responses/​response.md

4. Suggest Action

Based on status:

  • idle: Ready to delegate with /​codex-review, /​codex-implement, or /​codex-plan-review
  • pending: Check Codex pane or wait
  • working: Codex is working, wait for completion
  • done: Use /​codex-read to see results