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

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:

CopyAGENT_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