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oh-my-codex (OMX)

oh-my-codex (OMX)

oh-my-zsh but for Codex CLI — hooks, teams, and a live HUD

oh-my-codex (OMX) is an open-source orchestration layer for OpenAI's Codex CLI that hit 15.6k GitHub stars in its first week. Rather than replacing Codex, it wraps it with structured workflows ($deep-interview, $ralplan, $team, $ralph), role-based agent personas, durable .omx/ state management, and a live HUD via tmux/psmux backends. Supports mixed-provider agent teams (Codex + Gemini + Claude) and webhook notifications to Telegram/Discord/Slack. Install via npm; works on macOS, Linux, and Windows (WSL2).

Panel Reviews

Ship

The $ralplan workflow — clarify → approve plan → parallel team execution — maps directly to how I actually want to work with AI agents. The .omx/ state directory persists memory and execution logs across sessions, which solves my biggest frustration with stateless agent loops. The $team command spins up parallel Codex instances in isolated tmux panes with synchronized state. Took 20 minutes to set up, saved two hours on a refactor this week.

Skip

This is a thin orchestration wrapper around Codex CLI — all the actual intelligence is still Codex. The 15k GitHub stars were largely driven by a GitHub Trending placement and social media amplification rather than organic adoption. The 'mixed-provider teams' feature sounds compelling but in practice means paying for multiple API providers simultaneously. The HUD requires tmux, which is a non-trivial dependency for Windows users despite the WSL2 workaround.

Skip

OMX is the first clear signal that the CLI-native AI development workflow is becoming a first-class ecosystem. The hook system and plugin architecture mean the community will build specialized workflows faster than any single company can. In 12 months there will be an oh-my-codex plugin for every major language and framework. The agent coordination primitives here are more important than the specific Codex integration.

Ship

The webhook notifications to Telegram changed how I work with long-running agent tasks — I can kick off a $team run, close the laptop, and get pinged when each agent finishes or needs input. The role persistence means my 'senior code reviewer' persona carries its rules across every project. This is the first AI coding tool that feels like it was designed for how I actually work, not for a demo.

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HN mentions

If you use Codex CLI daily, this is worth an hour to set up

Reddit mentions

Finally someone made Codex feel like a real workflow tool instead of a toy

Twitter/X mentions

15k stars in a week — indie CLI tooling is having a moment