Migrate to Codex
Autonomy
Keep going until the selected migration is completely done: run the migrator, inspect the report, fix migrated Codex instructions/skills/agents/MCP config, and re-run checks without stopping to ask for confirmation of the next step. If the user has selected a target, do not ask before creating, editing, replacing, or deleting generated Codex artifacts in that target (AGENTS.md, .codex/, .agents/, or ~/.codex/). Preserve unrelated existing Codex config entries in .codex/config.toml or ~/.codex/config.toml, such as notify, projects, marketplaces, or unrelated MCP servers; do not ask about them unless they fail validation or directly conflict with the migration. Do not edit source Claude Code files (.claude/, ~/.claude/, .mcp.json, or .claude.json), unrelated project code, secrets, or another repository.
Migration Order
Run the migration in this order for each selected global or project source:
- Start by using Codex's built-in TODO/task list tool. Do not create
MIGRATION_TODOS.mdor any TODO file unless the user explicitly asks. The TODO list input has aplanarray whose items each havestepandstatus; use statusespending,in_progress, andcompleted. Make the TODOs specific to the selected artifacts. Use literal source → Codex target labels, for example:
- Inspect .claude/commands → Codex skills/prompts - Inspect .claude/agents → .codex/agents - Inspect .mcp.json → .codex/config.toml MCP servers - Inspect .claude/settings.json hooks → .codex/hooks.json - Migrate safe selected artifacts → Codex files - Validate generated .codex/config.toml - Validate generated .codex/agents - Report migrated artifacts and manual-review items
- Read
references/differences.md(and refresh Codex docs if itsDocs last checkeddate is old). - Scan and inspect before writing:
- --scan-only lists active and inactive source surfaces. - --plan prints staged Codex artifact paths and report rows. - --doctor summarizes readiness, manual-review work, and validation risks.
- Convert surfaces in the same order the CLI uses:
- instructions: CLAUDE.md / AGENTS.md to AGENTS.md - plugins: report Claude plugin trees and marketplaces as manual migration work - hooks: rewrite supported Claude hooks into .codex/hooks.json and enable [features].codex_hooks = true - skills and commands: write Codex skills under .agents/skills/ - config: write .codex/config.toml from Claude model/sandbox settings and MCP servers, including personality = "friendly" when config is generated - subagents: write Codex custom agents under .codex/agents/
- Dry-run, then write the selected target. Use
--replaceonly when orphan generated skills or agents should be deleted. - Inspect the terminal output and
.codex/migrate-to-codex-report.txtafter real runs. - Review generated artifacts in this order:
AGENTS.md,.agents/skills/,.codex/config.toml,.codex/hooks.json,.codex/agents/, then report-only plugin items. - Run
--validate-targetagainst each target after edits. - Re-run checks and
--dry-runafter edits. - Return the final migration report as one markdown table per scope that has rows. The tables cover only the non-native follow-up migration work you performed, such as skills created from slash commands, subagents, MCP servers, hooks, unsupported/local plugin notes, and manual-review caveats. Include programmatic native import rows for config, instructions, skills, or supported plugins only if you personally migrated them in this follow-up run. If only one scope has rows, render only the table with no heading. If multiple scopes have rows, render one heading before each table. Use
**User Config**for user-scope rows. For project-scope rows, use the actual project folder name as the heading, for example**northstar-support-portal**; do not useCurrent Projectas the heading. Do not add prose before or after the table output. Use exactly these columns: northstar-support-portal Status Item NotesAddedSlash commandpr-review Converted into a Codex skillAddedSubagentrelease-lead Added as a Codex subagentCheck before usingHookPreToolUse Converted, but some Claude hook behavior differs in CodexNot AddedHookNotification Codex does not have an equivalent notification hookNot AddedPluginteam-macros Plugin needs manual setupStatusmust beAdded,Check before using, orNot Added. UseAddedwhen a Codex-facing artifact was created or changed and needs no special review. UseCheck before usingwhen a Codex-facing artifact was created or changed but the migration changed semantics, inferred behavior, preserved tool rules as guidance, or dropped unsupported behavior. UseNot Addedwhen a source artifact was detected but no Codex-facing artifact was created.Itemcombines the artifact type and concrete item name in one cell. Artifact type must be singular:Skill,Slash command,Subagent,MCP,Hook, orPlugin. Wrap the artifact type in inline code; write the item name as plain text after it.Notesis always required; never leave it empty. Keep notes short, plain, and literal. Avoid internal implementation terms such as runtime expansion. Prefer phrases likeConverted into a Codex skill,Added as a Codex subagent,Added to Codex config,Converted into a Codex hook,Converted, but some Claude hook behavior differs in Codex,Codex does not have an equivalent notification hook,Plugin needs manual setup, orPlugin marketplace needs manual setup.
Self-Healing Loop
Keep looping until the selected migration is complete:
- Run
--planor--doctor. - Run the migration with
--dry-run. - Run the migration for real.
- Fix every generated
## MANUAL MIGRATION REQUIREDblock and everymanual_fix_requiredorskippedreport row that can be resolved inside Codex artifacts. - Run
--validate-target. - Re-run the migrator and validator until the report and validator have no actionable generated-artifact fixes left.
Do not edit source Claude Code files, unrelated project code, secrets, or another repository during this loop. If a report row requires source-provider changes or product judgment, leave the generated Codex artifact with clear manual guidance instead of changing the source.
Commands
Choose the migrator command.
MIGRATE_TO_CODEX='python3 .codex/skills/migrate-to-codex/scripts/migrate-to-codex.py'Inspect the migration before writing.
$MIGRATE_TO_CODEX --source ~/.claude/ --scan-only
$MIGRATE_TO_CODEX --source ~/.claude/ --target ~/.codex/ --plan
$MIGRATE_TO_CODEX --source ~/.claude/ --target ~/.codex/ --doctorDry-run, then run without --dry-run, for global and project.
$MIGRATE_TO_CODEX --source ~/.claude/ --target ~/.codex/ --dry-run
$MIGRATE_TO_CODEX --source ~/.claude/ --target ~/.codex/
$MIGRATE_TO_CODEX --source ./.claude/ --target ./.codex/ --dry-run
$MIGRATE_TO_CODEX --source ./.claude/ --target ./.codex/Run the post-migration validator against each target after edits.
$MIGRATE_TO_CODEX --validate-target ~/.codex/
$MIGRATE_TO_CODEX --validate-target ./.codex/Run $MIGRATE_TO_CODEX --help for flags (--scan-only, --plan, --doctor, --validate-target, defaults, and so on). Deep tables and more links are in references/differences.md.