About test-tui
A skill for starting and using the Codex TUI to verify changes. It documents startup, logging, and input sequencing for interactive tests.
Key features
- 01Interactive Codex TUI startup
- 02Trace-level logging requirement
- 03Configurable log directory
- 04Separate message and Enter writes
Use cases
- 01Verifying changes in Codex TUI
- 02Capturing logs while debugging
- 03Sending test messages programmatically
Install
Copy the command and run it in a terminal.
$
npx skills add https:/ / github.com/ openai/ codex --skill test-tuiAfter installing, type/test-tuiin Claude Code to confirm it loaded.
Details
From the project READMEYou 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 ...
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