- Codeagent Wrapper Integration
- Overview
- Execute codeagent-wrapper commands with pluggable AI backends (Codex, Claude, Gemini). Supports file references via
- @
- syntax, parallel task execution with backend selection, and configurable security controls.
- When to Use
- Complex code analysis requiring deep understanding
- Large-scale refactoring across multiple files
- Automated code generation with backend selection
- Usage
- HEREDOC syntax
- (recommended):
- codeagent-wrapper
- --backend
- codex -
- [
- working_dir
- ]
- <<
- 'EOF'
- EOF
- With backend selection
- :
- codeagent-wrapper
- --backend
- claude -
- .
- <<
- 'EOF'
- EOF
- Simple tasks
- :
- codeagent-wrapper
- --backend
- codex
- "simple task"
- [
- working_dir
- ]
- codeagent-wrapper
- --backend
- gemini
- "simple task"
- [
- working_dir
- ]
- Backends
- Backend
- Command
- Description
- Best For
- codex
- --backend codex
- OpenAI Codex (default)
- Code analysis, complex development
- claude
- --backend claude
- Anthropic Claude
- Simple tasks, documentation, prompts
- gemini
- --backend gemini
- Google Gemini
- UI/UX prototyping
- Backend Selection Guide
- Codex
- (default):
- Deep code understanding and complex logic implementation
- Large-scale refactoring with precise dependency tracking
- Algorithm optimization and performance tuning
- Example: "Analyze the call graph of @src/core and refactor the module dependency structure"
- Claude
- :
- Quick feature implementation with clear requirements
- Technical documentation, API specs, README generation
- Professional prompt engineering (e.g., product requirements, design specs)
- Example: "Generate a comprehensive README for @package.json with installation, usage, and API docs"
- Gemini
- :
- UI component scaffolding and layout prototyping
- Design system implementation with style consistency
- Interactive element generation with accessibility support
- Example: "Create a responsive dashboard layout with sidebar navigation and data visualization cards"
- Backend Switching
- :
- Start with Codex for analysis, switch to Claude for documentation, then Gemini for UI implementation
- Use per-task backend selection in parallel mode to optimize for each task's strengths
- Parameters
- task
- (required): Task description, supports
- @file
- references
- working_dir
- (optional): Working directory (default: current)
- --backend
- (required): Select AI backend (codex/claude/gemini)
- Note
- Claude backend only adds --dangerously-skip-permissions when explicitly enabled Return Format Agent response text here...
SESSION_ID: 019a7247-ac9d-71f3-89e2-a823dbd8fd14 Resume Session
Resume with codex backend
codeagent-wrapper --backend codex resume < session_id
- << 'EOF'
EOF
Resume with specific backend
- codeagent-wrapper
- --backend
- claude resume
- <
- session_id
- >
- -
- <<
- 'EOF'
- EOF
- Parallel Execution
- Default (summary mode - context-efficient):
- codeagent-wrapper
- --parallel
- <<
- 'EOF'
- ---TASK---
- id: task1
- backend: codex
- workdir: /path/to/dir
- ---CONTENT---
- task content
- ---TASK---
- id: task2
- dependencies: task1
- ---CONTENT---
- dependent task
- EOF
- Full output mode (for debugging):
- codeagent-wrapper
- --parallel
- --full-output
- <<
- 'EOF'
- ...
- EOF
- Output Modes:
- Summary (default)
-
- Structured report with changes, output, verification, and review summary.
- Full (
- --full-output
- )
-
- Complete task messages. Use only when debugging specific failures.
- With per-task backend
- :
- codeagent-wrapper
- --parallel
- <<
- 'EOF'
- ---TASK---
- id: task1
- backend: codex
- workdir: /path/to/dir
- ---CONTENT---
- analyze code structure
- ---TASK---
- id: task2
- backend: claude
- dependencies: task1
- ---CONTENT---
- design architecture based on analysis
- ---TASK---
- id: task3
- backend: gemini
- dependencies: task2
- ---CONTENT---
- generate implementation code
- EOF
- Concurrency Control
- :
- Set
- CODEAGENT_MAX_PARALLEL_WORKERS
- to limit concurrent tasks (default: unlimited).
- Environment Variables
- CODEX_TIMEOUT
-
- Override timeout in milliseconds (default: 7200000 = 2 hours)
- CODEAGENT_SKIP_PERMISSIONS
-
- Control Claude CLI permission checks
- For
- Claude
- backend: Set to
- true
- /
- 1
- to add
- --dangerously-skip-permissions
- (default: disabled)
- For
- Codex/Gemini
- backends: Currently has no effect
- CODEAGENT_MAX_PARALLEL_WORKERS
- Limit concurrent tasks in parallel mode (default: unlimited, recommended: 8)
Invocation Pattern
Single Task
:
Bash tool parameters:
- command: codeagent-wrapper --backend
- [working_dir] <<'EOF' EOF - timeout: 7200000 - description: Note: --backend is required (codex/claude/gemini) Parallel Tasks : Bash tool parameters: - command: codeagent-wrapper --parallel --backend <<'EOF' ---TASK--- id: task_id backend: # Optional, overrides global workdir: /path dependencies: dep1, dep2 ---CONTENT--- task content EOF - timeout: 7200000 - description: Note: Global --backend is required; per-task backend is optional Critical Rules NEVER kill codeagent processes. Long-running tasks are normal. Instead: Check task status via log file :
View real-time output
tail -f /tmp/claude/ < workdir
/tasks/ < task_id
.output
Check if task is still running
cat /tmp/claude/ < workdir
/tasks/ < task_id
.output | tail -50 Wait with timeout :
Use TaskOutput tool with block=true and timeout
- TaskOutput
- (
- task_id
- =
- "
" - ,
- block
- =
- true,
- timeout
- =
- 300000
- )
- Check process without killing
- :
- ps
- aux
- |
- grep
- codeagent-wrapper
- |
- grep
- -v
- grep
- Why:
- codeagent tasks often take 2-10 minutes. Killing them wastes API costs and loses progress.
- Security Best Practices
- Claude Backend
-
- Permission checks enabled by default
- To skip checks: set
- CODEAGENT_SKIP_PERMISSIONS=true
- or pass
- --skip-permissions
- Concurrency Limits
-
- Set
- CODEAGENT_MAX_PARALLEL_WORKERS
- in production to prevent resource exhaustion
- Automation Context
- This wrapper is designed for AI-driven automation where permission prompts would block execution Recent Updates Multi-backend support for all modes (workdir, resume, parallel) Security controls with configurable permission checks Concurrency limits with worker pool and fail-fast cancellation