Codex test-tui

Guide for testing Codex TUI interactively

install

source · Clone the upstream repo

git clone https://github.com/openai/codex

Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/openai/codex "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/.codex/skills/test-tui" ~/.claude/skills/openai-codex-test-tui && rm -rf "$T"

manifest: .codex/skills/test-tui/SKILL.md

tags

#testing #tui #debugging #rust #cli #interactive

source content

You can start and use Codex TUI to verify changes.

Important notes:

Start interactively. Always set RUST_LOG="trace" when starting the process. Pass

-c log_dir=<some_temp_dir>

argument to have logs written to a specific directory to help with debugging. When sending a test message programmatically, send text first, then send Enter in a separate write (do not send text + Enter in one burst). Use

just codex

target to run -

just codex -c ...