diff --git a/docs/worklogs/2026-01-13-hq-deployment-codex-skills-integration.md b/docs/worklogs/2026-01-13-hq-deployment-codex-skills-integration.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d702bdb --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/worklogs/2026-01-13-hq-deployment-codex-skills-integration.md @@ -0,0 +1,210 @@ +--- +title: "HQ Deployment Documentation and Codex Skills Integration" +date: 2026-01-13 +keywords: [hq, worker-cli, codex, skills-deployment, cross-agent, nix-module, orch-consensus] +commits: 3 +compression_status: uncompressed +--- + +# Session Summary + +**Date:** 2026-01-13 (Continuation of HQ multi-agent architecture work) +**Focus Area:** Making HQ deployable, adding Codex support to skills infrastructure + +# Accomplishments + +- [x] Ran orch consensus on HQ architecture - received comprehensive feedback from GPT-5.2 +- [x] Filed orch bug report (orch-d08) for Gemini/OpenRouter model failures +- [x] Created worker release documentation (`docs/releasing-worker.md`) +- [x] Created nix package template (`pkgs/worker/default.nix`) +- [x] Built and released worker v0.1.0 tarball (327KB) +- [x] Added `hq` and `review-gate` to `skills.nix` +- [x] Created comprehensive `skills/hq/README.md` deployment guide +- [x] Updated `skills/hq/SKILL.md` with requirements table and model config +- [x] Filed dotfiles-u96: Add worker CLI package +- [x] Filed dotfiles-ha0: Add Codex skills deployment +- [x] Added `codexSkills` option to ai-skills nix module +- [x] Added Codex per-repo support to `use-skills.sh` +- [x] Closed skills-legi: Codex per-repo skills support + +# Key Decisions + +## Decision 1: Binary release distribution (like beads) + +- **Context:** worker CLI is a Nim binary needing distribution for HQ to work +- **Options considered:** + 1. Build from source in nix flake (requires Nim, lockfile complexity) + 2. Binary releases via git forge (simple, like beads pattern) + 3. Separate worker flake (overkill) +- **Rationale:** Option 2 matches existing beads pattern, simple to implement +- **Impact:** Tarball committed to repo, fetchable via git forge raw URL + +## Decision 2: Extend ai-skills module for Codex + +- **Context:** Codex loads skills from `~/.codex/skills/`, not covered by existing module +- **Options considered:** + 1. Extend ai-skills module with `codexSkills` option + 2. Symlink approach in home-manager + 3. Use Codex's skill-installer +- **Rationale:** Option 1 keeps consistent pattern with Claude/OpenCode +- **Impact:** Single config manages all three agent skill deployments + +## Decision 3: Per-repo Codex skills via CODEX_HOME + +- **Context:** `use-skills.sh` deploys to `.claude/skills/` and `.opencode/skills/` +- **Rationale:** Check for `CODEX_HOME` env var, deploy to `$CODEX_HOME/skills/` if set +- **Impact:** Users set `export CODEX_HOME="$PWD/.codex"` in .envrc for per-repo Codex skills + +# Problems & Solutions + +| Problem | Solution | Learning | +|---------|----------|----------| +| Orch consensus failed for Gemini/OpenRouter models | Filed bug orch-d08; models work via `llm` directly but fail through orch | Issue in async model loading, not API keys | +| Can't merge integration→master (worktree conflict) | Left on integration branch, documented for later | Beads worktree setup blocks ff-merge | +| releases/ was gitignored | Un-ignored and committed tarball directly | 327KB small enough for git | +| No URL for worker binary | Committed to repo, accessible via git forge raw URL | `https://git.clarun.xyz/.../releases/worker_0.1.0_linux_amd64.tar.gz` | + +# Technical Details + +## Code Changes + +- Total files modified: 16 +- Key files changed: + - `modules/ai-skills.nix` - Added `codexSkills` option and deployment + - `bin/use-skills.sh` - Added `$CODEX_HOME/skills/` symlink support + - `skills/hq/SKILL.md` - Model config section, explicit `--model sonnet-4.5` + - `skills/hq/README.md` - Comprehensive deployment guide + - `pkgs/worker/default.nix` - Nix package template for worker CLI +- New files created: + - `docs/releasing-worker.md` - Build and release process + - `releases/worker_0.1.0_linux_amd64.tar.gz` - Binary release + - `skills/hq/README.md` - Deployment documentation + +## Commands Used + +```bash +# Create release tarball +tar -czvf "releases/worker_${VERSION}_linux_amd64.tar.gz" \ + -C src worker.out --transform "s/worker.out/worker/" + +# Get SHA256 for nix +nix hash to-sri sha256:$(sha256sum releases/worker_0.1.0_linux_amd64.tar.gz | cut -d' ' -f1) +# Result: sha256-Lz+gnjeedjwVV31rcijjQpMguMrBfvSfOUcOyLaFiI8= + +# Clean up stale workers +worker cancel --taskId=skills-xyz --cleanup --reason="Stale from testing" + +# Orch consensus (GPT worked, Gemini/OpenRouter failed) +orch consensus "architecture review..." flash gemini gpt --temperature 1.0 +``` + +## Architecture Notes + +### HQ Deployment Model +``` +skills repo provides: +├── skills/hq/ # Skill files (SKILL.md, templates, scripts) +├── pkgs/worker/ # Nix package template +├── releases/ # Binary tarballs +└── modules/ai-skills.nix # Home-manager module + +dotfiles configures: +├── pkgs/worker/ # Copy of nix package +├── home.packages # Install worker globally +└── services.ai-skills # Deploy skills to ~/.codex/skills/ +``` + +### Cross-Agent Skills Flow +``` +Global skills: nix flake → home-manager → ~/.claude/skills/ + → ~/.config/opencode/skills/ + → ~/.codex/skills/ (NEW) + +Per-repo: .skills manifest → direnv → .claude/skills/ + → .opencode/skills/ + → $CODEX_HOME/skills/ (NEW) +``` + +# Process and Workflow + +## What Worked Well + +- Orch consensus provided valuable architecture feedback (even with only GPT) +- Following beads pattern for binary distribution kept things simple +- Filing issues for dotfiles keeps concerns separated +- Existing ai-skills module made Codex addition trivial + +## What Was Challenging + +- Orch model failures (Gemini, OpenRouter) - works directly via llm but not through orch +- Worktree blocking master branch merge +- Multiple layers of deployment (skills repo → dotfiles → user repos) + +# Learning and Insights + +## Technical Insights + +- `llm` library plugins load correctly but orch's async model loading has issues +- Codex uses `~/.codex/skills/` (different from Claude/OpenCode patterns) +- Worker CLI is actually already installed globally via nix profile +- Tarball in git is fine for small binaries (~300KB) + +## Process Insights + +- Filing issues in downstream repos (dotfiles, orch) keeps separation clean +- Each repo handles its own concerns - skills provides, dotfiles integrates + +## Architectural Insights + +- Three-tier skill deployment: system (Codex built-in), global (home-manager), per-repo (direnv) +- Skills are portable across Claude/OpenCode/Codex - same SKILL.md format +- HQ depends on worker CLI which needs separate installation path + +# Context for Future Work + +## Open Questions + +- How to merge integration→master with worktree conflict? +- Should orch handle model failures more gracefully? +- Best practice for worker version updates? + +## Next Steps + +- Dotfiles: Implement dotfiles-u96 (worker CLI package) +- Dotfiles: Implement dotfiles-ha0 (Codex skills deployment) +- Merge integration→master once worktree resolved +- Test full HQ workflow with Codex as orchestrator + +## Related Work + +- Previous: [[file:2026-01-11-hq-architecture-orch-consensus-beads-cleanup.org][HQ Architecture and Orch Consensus]] +- Previous: [[file:2026-01-11-worker-cli-cleanup-refactors.org][Worker CLI Cleanup]] +- Issues: dotfiles-u96 (worker package), dotfiles-ha0 (Codex skills), orch-d08 (model failures) + +# Raw Notes + +## Orch Consensus Summary (GPT-5.2) + +Key feedback on HQ architecture: +- **Support** overall - "Git worktrees + explicit state machine + text-based skills makes the system portable" +- **Risk:** Split-brain state between SQLite, git, and bd comments +- **Gap:** Idempotency/crash recovery under-specified +- **Gap:** Implicit dependencies (same files) not detected +- **Suggestion:** WIP limit of 3-7 workers, measure review queue time +- **Suggestion:** Human checkpoints for security/auth, large refactors, >2 request-changes cycles + +## Files Pushed to Git Forge + +Worker binary accessible at: +``` +https://git.clarun.xyz/dan/skills/raw/branch/master/releases/worker_0.1.0_linux_amd64.tar.gz +SHA256: sha256-Lz+gnjeedjwVV31rcijjQpMguMrBfvSfOUcOyLaFiI8= +``` + +# Session Metrics + +- Commits made: 3 (on integration branch) +- Files touched: 16 +- Lines added/removed: +1106/-10 +- Issues filed: 3 (dotfiles-u96, dotfiles-ha0, orch-d08) +- Issues closed: 1 (skills-legi)