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Closes #593

This PR adds an optional Codex companion plugin so reusable Trellis hook
wiring can be reviewed once instead of being duplicated in every repository.

Before / after

Redacted before/after Codex hooks setup comparison

Before: each Trellis project generated .codex/hooks.json and
.codex/hooks/**, so users repeatedly reviewed equivalent Trellis hooks for
each repository.

After:

  1. Add the Trellis marketplace and install the plugin once.

  2. Review the plugin's three hook registrations once.

  3. In each Trellis project, run trellis init --codex (if needed) and set:

    codex:
      hook_mode: plugin
  4. Move/remove the old local Codex hook files once. Future trellis init and
    trellis update runs do not regenerate them.

Project-local .trellis state, specs, skills, and agent profiles remain local;
only the reviewed plugin runtimes execute.

What is included

  • plugins/codex/.codex-plugin/plugin.json
  • .agents/plugins/marketplace.json so Codex can discover the plugin from the
    Trellis repository
  • Stable SessionStart, UserPromptSubmit, and matcher-scoped SubagentStart hook registration
  • A thin cross-platform dispatcher with bundled Trellis runtimes; it never
    executes .codex/hooks/** from the active repository
  • Plugin README and Trellis platform-map documentation describing installation,
    trust, fallback, and permission boundaries
  • Redacted setup comparison asset under plugins/codex/assets/
  • Focused manifest, dispatcher, init, and update tests

Compatibility and permissions

The existing trellis init --codex project-local hooks remain the default
fallback for Codex surfaces without plugin support. Keep
codex.hook_mode: project in those projects.

Codex still requires features.hooks = true in the user's Codex config and a
one-time /hooks review on current Codex versions. Plugin hook approval is
separate from command/tool approval, sandbox permissions, and access to
external services.

New-user onboarding (validated)

codex plugin marketplace add https://github.com/mindfold-ai/Trellis.git
codex plugin add trellis@trellis
trellis init --codex --yes

Then set codex.hook_mode: plugin, remove the generated local hook paths once,
and start a new Codex session after enabling hooks and completing the /hooks
review.

Validation in a fresh disposable CODEX_HOME and Git repository passed:

  • marketplace registration and plugin install/enable
  • trellis init --codex --no-monorepo -y
  • local hook removal followed by trellis update --dry-run with no hook
    regeneration and no ledger mutation
  • first SessionStart and UserPromptSubmit dispatches emitting bundled context (including <trellis-bootstrap> on the per-turn path),
    <codex-mode>, and <workflow-state> with local hook paths absent
  • three existing plugin-mode repositories passing the same dry-run and context
    checks
  • 120 focused CLI tests across Codex plugin, init, and update coverage

This remains open for maintainer feedback on plugin location, packaging, and
marketplace distribution before further integration work.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features
    • Added an optional Trellis Codex plugin with session, prompt, and sub-agent hooks.
    • Added configurable plugin-managed or project-managed Codex hooks.
    • Added automatic workflow context, task status, and sub-agent guidance.
  • Documentation
    • Added installation, configuration, migration, trust, and usage guidance.
  • Bug Fixes
    • Prevented plugin mode from recreating or executing project-local hooks.
    • Improved dry-run behavior and handling of missing or malformed project data.
  • Tests
    • Added coverage for installation, hooks, updates, and failure scenarios.

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

Adds an optional Codex plugin with bundled hook runtimes, event dispatch, plugin-owned hook configuration, CLI filtering, marketplace metadata, documentation, and automated coverage.

Changes

Codex plugin integration

Layer / File(s) Summary
Plugin registration and event dispatch
plugins/codex/.codex-plugin/plugin.json, plugins/codex/hooks/*, packages/cli/test/templates/codex-plugin.test.ts
Defines the plugin, registers three Codex hook events, discovers Trellis roots, and invokes bundled runtimes.
Bundled runtime and plugin support
plugins/codex/hooks/runtime/*, packages/cli/src/templates/shared-hooks/*, packages/cli/src/templates/codex/hooks/*
Adds SessionStart, workflow-state, and sub-agent context generation with isolated task/config resolution, bounded content handling, platform detection, and fail-open input processing.
Codex project-hook ownership
packages/cli/src/configurators/codex.ts, packages/cli/src/commands/update.ts, packages/cli/src/utils/manifest-prune.ts, packages/cli/src/types/ai-tools.ts, packages/cli/src/templates/codex/hooks.json, packages/cli/src/templates/trellis/config.yaml, packages/cli/test/configurators/*, packages/cli/test/commands/update.integration.test.ts, packages/cli/test/templates/codex.test.ts, packages/cli/test/templates/hook-timeouts.test.ts
Adds codex.hook_mode, filters project-local hooks in plugin mode, preserves other Codex files, adds SessionStart, and validates update, dry-run, template, and timeout behavior.
Distribution, contracts, and documentation
.agents/plugins/marketplace.json, plugins/codex/README.md, packages/cli/src/templates/common/bundled-skills/trellis-meta/references/platform-files/platform-map.md, .trellis/spec/cli/backend/platform-integration.md, .trellis/tasks/08-30-codex-plugin/*
Adds marketplace metadata, installation and fallback guidance, platform contracts, and task design and implementation records.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~60 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 058c6

When fallback is disabled, a native Codex child may receive an unrelated session task, leading to incorrect task context and behavior. This bounded correctness issue should be fixed or explicitly accepted before merging.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Codex
  participant Dispatcher
  participant HookRuntime
  participant TrellisRepository
  Codex->>Dispatcher: Send SessionStart or UserPromptSubmit
  Dispatcher->>TrellisRepository: Locate nearest .trellis root
  Dispatcher->>HookRuntime: Invoke matching bundled runtime
  HookRuntime->>TrellisRepository: Read workflow, task, and config state
  HookRuntime-->>Codex: Return hook-specific context
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Description Check ✅ Passed Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: packaging Trellis hooks as an optional Codex plugin.
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The changes satisfy the coding objectives in [#593]. They add the plugin manifest and marketplace entry, register Codex hooks, provide a cross-platform dispatcher with bundled runtimes, preserve proje…
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The changes are related to the Codex plugin objective in [#593]. Documentation, task planning files, platform metadata, template updates, runtime changes, and tests all support plugin packaging or Cod…
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The changes satisfy the coding objectives in [#593]. They add the plugin manifest and marketplace entry, register Codex hooks, provide a cross-platform dispatcher with bundled runtimes, preserve project-local fallback behavior, add plugin-mode filtering, document trust and installation, and include focused tests.

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Explanation

The changes are related to the Codex plugin objective in [#593]. Documentation, task planning files, platform metadata, template updates, runtime changes, and tests all support plugin packaging or Codex hook behavior.

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packages/cli/test/configurators/codex.test.ts (1)

261-273: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add a negative case for the default project mode.

The suite proves that plugin mode removes the hook entries. It does not prove that the default keeps them. The backwards-compatibility guarantee for every existing Codex project is the branch where .trellis/config.yaml is missing, unreadable, or omits codex.hook_mode. A regression that made filterCodexProjectHooks delete unconditionally would pass all three current tests.

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  it("keeps project-local hooks when the config is absent", () => {
    const tmpDir = fs.mkdtempSync(
      path.join(os.tmpdir(), "trellis-codex-mode-default-"),
    );
    try {
      const files = collectCodexTemplates();

      filterCodexProjectHooks(tmpDir, files);

      expect(files.has(".codex/hooks.json")).toBe(true);
      expect(
        [...files.keys()].some((key) => key.startsWith(".codex/hooks/")),
      ).toBe(true);
    } finally {
      fs.rmSync(tmpDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
    }
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In `@packages/cli/test/configurators/codex.test.ts` around lines 261 - 273, Add a
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filterCodexProjectHooks keeps .codex/hooks.json and nested .codex/hooks/ entries
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In @.trellis/tasks/08-30-codex-plugin/task.json:
- Line 19: Update the task record consumed by loadTaskRecord so the pull request
URL is stored in the top-level pr_url field, and remove the duplicate
meta.pr_url entry.

In `@plugins/codex/hooks/runtime/inject-workflow-state.py`:
- Line 157: Remove the repository-controlled import of resolve_active_task from
common.active_task in the Trellis hook. Keep active-task resolution within
reviewed plugin code or replace it with bundled data-only parsing, ensuring the
hook no longer prepends the repository’s .trellis/scripts directory or executes
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In `@plugins/codex/README.md`:
- Line 42: Update the plugin-mode removal instructions to explain that plugin
mode disables repository-local Codex hooks, and tell users to back up or move
any non-Trellis entries from .codex/hooks.json and .codex/hooks/ before removing
them; clearly distinguish user-owned hooks from Trellis-managed hooks.

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In `@packages/cli/test/configurators/codex.test.ts`:
- Around line 261-273: Add a negative test alongside the existing Codex
hook-mode tests verifying that filterCodexProjectHooks keeps .codex/hooks.json
and nested .codex/hooks/ entries when .trellis/config.yaml is absent. Ensure the
test cleans up its temporary directory and preserves existing plugin-mode
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- Around line 156-162: Update resolve_active_task to accept and honor an
allow_single_session_fallback parameter, guarding the sole-session selection so
it only occurs when enabled. Pass False from _handle_codex_subagent_start for
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- Around line 1192-1193: Update the capability partition table to include codex
in the appropriate agentCapable/hasHooks group, then recalculate the group
counts and all listed entries from AI_TOOLS so the partition is complete and
consistent with Codex hook support.
- Line 2117: Update the Codex activation note in the platform integration table
to reflect current behavior: hooks are enabled by default, [features].hooks =
false disables them, and codex_hooks is deprecated. Limit /hooks review guidance
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@taosu0216 gentle ping when you have a chance. This is ready for maintainer direction/review: the PR is non-draft and mergeable, the build and CodeRabbit checks pass, and all review threads are resolved. The main decision I need is whether the plugin location, packaging, and marketplace distribution fit Trellis. Happy to adjust based on your preferred direction.

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@taosu0216 quick direction check on this. It is mergeable, build and CodeRabbit are green, and all 7 review threads are resolved. Before I spend more integration effort, is a repository-shipped optional Codex companion plugin directionally wanted? A yes / no / not now is enough. If yes, I’ll sync with current main and split or reshape it however you prefer; if not now, I’ll park it.

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