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Continue Codex Work

Rebuild only the actionable context from a prior Codex CLI session's local rollout files and finish the interrupted work — no `codex resume` needed.

Dev & CodingIntermediate★ 1,323⑂ 212AI score 8/10Last updated: Aug 8, 2026

What it does

  • Parses ~/.codex/sessions/YYYY/MM/DD/rollout-*.jsonl with a bundled script and produces a structured briefing: session info, compact summary, recent user/assistant turns, tool calls, files edited, errors, and current git state.
  • Avoids codex resume, which replays the whole rollout and burns the context window on resolved turns; instead it selectively reconstructs what still matters.
  • Auto-classifies the session end reason (clean exit / in progress / interrupted / abandoned / error cascade) and gives a resume strategy for each.
  • Adds guardrails: verify that prior patches actually landed, check the branch, then run tests before reporting.

Who it's for

  • Developers using OpenAI Codex CLI whose runs get cut off mid-task
  • Anyone resuming long sessions without wasting context
  • People switching between Claude Code and Codex (see the sibling skill continue-claude-work)

Examples

  1. "Continue the Codex session 019f66..." → generates a briefing and picks up the unfinished turn
  2. "What was Codex doing in this repo yesterday?" → --list recent sessions and summarize
  3. "Find the Codex run where I built the skill migrator and continue it" → --query "skill migrator"

· · · Install guide · · ·

Try it now, no install

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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/daymade/claude-code-skills/HEAD/daymade-claude-code/continue-codex-work/SKILL.md

What I want: (describe your task here)

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↓ If it works for you, download the ZIP below and install it. Then it runs on its own — no pasting each time.

Install in the Claude app (no terminal)
  1. Download the ZIP with the button below.
  2. In Claude, open Settings → Capabilities and turn on 'Code execution and file creation'. (one time)
  3. Go to Customize → Skills → + → 'Upload a skill' and upload the ZIP.
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Install in Claude Code

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Install the skill I found on AI Skill Mart.
Copy the daymade-claude-code/continue-codex-work folder from the GitHub repo daymade/claude-code-skills into my ~/.claude/skills/continue-codex-work/.
When it's done, tell me in one line what this skill can do.

Install with a command instead

git clone https://github.com/daymade/claude-code-skills.git && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r claude-code-skills/daymade-claude-code/continue-codex-work ~/.claude/skills/

⚠ This is a third-party skill. Check the source repository before installing.

  1. Open a terminal.
  2. Clone the repo: git clone https://github.com/daymade/claude-code-skills.git
  3. Create the skills folder: mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
  4. Copy the skill: cp -r claude-code-skills/daymade-claude-code/continue-codex-work ~/.claude/skills/
  5. Confirm ~/.claude/skills/continue-codex-work/scripts/ contains extract_codex_resume.py and the _core/ folder.
  6. Verify Python 3 is available: python3 --version.
  7. Restart Claude Code and ask something like "continue my last Codex session" to trigger the skill.
View source on GitHub ↗License: MIT