Agent skill

Launch Codex Unpacked

by friuns2 in friuns2/codex-web-ui

Launch unpacked Codex Desktop builds with debug ports and optional SSH host autostart using launchcodexunpacked.sh.

No licenceAuto-check passedDevelopment

Install Launch Codex Unpacked

skills CLI
$ npx skills add friuns2/codex-web-ui --skill launch-codex-unpacked -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install friuns2/codex-web-ui launch-codex-unpacked --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/friuns2/codex-web-ui.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/launch-codex-unpacked .claude/skills/launch-codex-unpacked && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
launch-codex-unpacked
GitHub stars
165
Token cost
~630 tokens
SKILL.md length
192 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
1
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Launch unpacked Codex Desktop builds with debug ports and optional SSH host autostart using launchcodexunpacked.sh.

  • Asked to run Codex from extracted app.asar
  • SKILL.md covers Primary Script, Preflight, Common Launch Recipes and Argument Pass-through, plus 2 more sections
  • Calls ssh
  • Enable inspect/remote-debugging

What it does

Launch Codex Unpacked is an agent skill from friuns2/codex-web-ui. Launch unpacked Codex Desktop builds with debug ports and optional SSH host autostart using launchcodexunpacked.sh. Use when asked to run Codex from extracted app.asar, enable inspect/remote-debugging, select an SSH host on startup, or keep temporary unpacked artifacts for investigation.

Its SKILL.md is about 630 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Development, covering Debugging. The repository describes itself as: Codex App Web UI and SSH remote, project moved to https://github.com/friuns2/codexui.

When your agent uses it

  • Asked to run Codex from extracted app.asar
  • Enable inspect/remote-debugging
  • Select an SSH host on startup
  • Keep temporary unpacked artifacts for investigation

Example prompts

  • “/launch-codex-unpacked”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit ed9c4fd. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • ssh

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use ssh, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Launch Codex Unpacked loads about 630 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 78 tokens; SKILL.md has 192 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~78
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~630

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 192 words (~630 tokens).

“Use this skill when the task is to run Codex Desktop from unpacked app.asar with controlled debug settings.”

— opening of SKILL.md by friuns2
name
launch-codex-unpacked

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/launch-codex-unpacked of friuns2/codex-web-ui.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit ed9c4fd

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Categories

Questions about Launch Codex Unpacked

What does Launch Codex Unpacked do?

Launch unpacked Codex Desktop builds with debug ports and optional SSH host autostart using launchcodexunpacked.sh. Launch Codex Unpacked is an agent skill from friuns2/codex-web-ui.sh.

When should I use Launch Codex Unpacked?

Launch Codex Unpacked fits situations like: asked to run Codex from extracted app.asar; enable inspect/remote-debugging; select an SSH host on startup; keep temporary unpacked artifacts for investigation.

How do I install Launch Codex Unpacked in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add friuns2/codex-web-ui --skill launch-codex-unpacked -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/launch-codex-unpacked in friuns2/codex-web-ui) into .claude/skills/launch-codex-unpacked in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Launch Codex Unpacked in Codex?

Run `npx skills add friuns2/codex-web-ui --skill launch-codex-unpacked -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/launch-codex-unpacked in friuns2/codex-web-ui) into .agents/skills/launch-codex-unpacked in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Launch Codex Unpacked in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add friuns2/codex-web-ui --skill launch-codex-unpacked -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/launch-codex-unpacked, .gemini/skills/launch-codex-unpacked, .github/skills/launch-codex-unpacked and .opencode/skills/launch-codex-unpacked in your project.

What does Launch Codex Unpacked need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Launch Codex Unpacked needs the command-line tools its instructions call (ssh).

Does Launch Codex Unpacked access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use ssh, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Launch Codex Unpacked safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Launch Codex Unpacked use?

No licence was found for Launch Codex Unpacked or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Launch Codex Unpacked use?

About 630 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.5k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Launch Codex Unpacked?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Launch Codex Unpacked: Trellis Session Insight (mindfold-ai/Trellis, 15k stars), Native Data Fetching (CherryHQ/cherry-studio-app, 4k stars), Debugging Executions (n8n-io/n8n, 207k stars) and Aoti Debug (pytorch/pytorch, 104k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Launch Codex Unpacked?

friuns2 (a GitHub user) maintains it in friuns2/codex-web-ui, which has 165 GitHub stars. The repository was last updated on March 6, 2026.

Source: friuns2/codex-web-ui on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.