Codex Implementation Review

Purpose

Use this skill to run adversarial review on uncommitted changes before commit.

Prerequisites

• Working tree has staged or unstaged changes.
• codex CLI is installed and authenticated.
• codex-review skill pack is installed (npx github:lploc94/codex_skill).

Runner

RUNNER="{{RUNNER_PATH}}"

Workflow

1. Ask user to choose review effort level: low, medium, high, or xhigh (default: high). Gather diff context (git status, git diff, optional plan file). Set EFFORT to their choice.
2. Build prompt from references/prompts.md (Implementation Review Prompt).
3. Start round 1 with node "$RUNNER" start --working-dir "$PWD" --effort "$EFFORT".
4. Poll with adaptive intervals (Round 1: 60s/60s/30s/15s…, Round 2+: 30s/15s…). Report Codex status to user after each poll.
5. Parse issue list with references/output-format.md.
6. Fix valid issues in code; rebut invalid findings with evidence.
7. Resume debate via --thread-id until APPROVE or stalemate.
8. Return final review summary and unresolved risks.

Required References

• Detailed execution: references/workflow.md
• Prompt templates: references/prompts.md
• Output contract: references/output-format.md

Rules

• Codex reviews only; it does not edit files.
• Preserve functional intent unless fix requires behavior change.
• Every accepted issue must map to a concrete code diff.
• If stalemate persists, present both sides and defer to user.