Claude Code Agent Development
anthropics/claude-plugins-official
Explains how to write agents for Claude Code plugins: the markdown file with YAML frontmatter, trigger descriptions, model and color settings, and system prompt design.
Run an automated codex⇄Claude debate to consensus — no round cap, no deadlock exit.
Install Codex Debate
$ npx skills add srid/emanote --skill codex-debate -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install srid/emanote codex-debate --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/srid/emanote.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/codex-debate .claude/skills/codex-debate && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "codex-debate" agent skill from https://github.com/srid/emanote/tree/master/.agents/skills/codex-debate into .claude/skills/codex-debate/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "codex-debate", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/srid/emanote/tree/master/.agents/skills/codex-debateType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add srid/emanote --skill codex-debate -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install srid/emanote codex-debate --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/srid/emanote.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/codex-debate .agents/skills/codex-debate && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "codex-debate" agent skill from https://github.com/srid/emanote/tree/master/.agents/skills/codex-debate into .agents/skills/codex-debate/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "codex-debate", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add srid/emanote --skill codex-debate -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install srid/emanote codex-debate --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/srid/emanote.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/codex-debate .cursor/skills/codex-debate && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "codex-debate" agent skill from https://github.com/srid/emanote/tree/master/.agents/skills/codex-debate into .cursor/skills/codex-debate/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "codex-debate", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/srid/emanote.git --path .agents/skills/codex-debate--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add srid/emanote --skill codex-debate -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install srid/emanote codex-debate --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/srid/emanote.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/codex-debate .gemini/skills/codex-debate && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "codex-debate" agent skill from https://github.com/srid/emanote/tree/master/.agents/skills/codex-debate into .gemini/skills/codex-debate/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "codex-debate", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install srid/emanote codex-debateInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add srid/emanote --skill codex-debate -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/srid/emanote.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/codex-debate .github/skills/codex-debate && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "codex-debate" agent skill from https://github.com/srid/emanote/tree/master/.agents/skills/codex-debate into .github/skills/codex-debate/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "codex-debate", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add srid/emanote --skill codex-debate -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install srid/emanote codex-debate --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/srid/emanote.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/codex-debate .opencode/skills/codex-debate && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "codex-debate" agent skill from https://github.com/srid/emanote/tree/master/.agents/skills/codex-debate into .opencode/skills/codex-debate/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "codex-debate", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
codex-debate- GitHub stars
- 963
- Token cost
- ~8.9k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 4,788 words
- Files
- 8 (incl. scripts)
- Skills in repo
- 25
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
Run an automated codex⇄Claude debate to consensus — no round cap, no deadlock exit.
- Works in 3 steps: Resolve context → Run the debate Workflow → Present the result
- The user types /codex-debate
- SKILL.md covers Mode detection (do this first), Why this shape, Arguments and Steps, plus 4 more sections
- Runs Shell and JavaScript scripts from its folder; calls codex, git and gh
What it does
Codex Debate is an agent skill from srid/emanote. Run an automated codex⇄Claude debate to consensus — no round cap, no deadlock exit. Two explicit subcommands. review (also the bare/back-compat default) — codex (reviewer) critiques the current diff and a Claude subagent (author) fixes/disputes, looping until they agree. answer — Claude and codex each answer a freeform prompt in parallel, then cross-check until they agree, and a unified answer is returned. Use when the user types /codex-debate, asks to "have codex review this", "run the codex debate", "review…
Its SKILL.md is about 8.9k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 8 other files, including scripts (for example `answer.workflow.js`, `debate.workflow.js` and `scripts/codex-answer.schema.json`).
It sits in Agent Workflows, covering Subagents. The repository describes itself as: Emanate a structured view of your plain-text notes.
When your agent uses it
- The user types /codex-debate
- Asks to have codex review this
- Run the codex debate
- Review this PR with codex
Example prompts
- “have codex review this”
- “run the codex debate”
- “review this PR with codex”
- “/codex-debate”
Requirements
- Node.js
- A Bash shell
Workflow steps
3 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
- Resolve context
- Run the debate Workflow
- Present the result
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 9d01037. 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
Ships 5 files in scripts/ (Shell and JavaScript), which the agent can run.
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
codexgitghclaudejust
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use git and gh, 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
Codex Debate loads about 8.9k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 169 tokens; SKILL.md has 4,788 words of instructions outside code blocks.
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); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.
SKILL.md
Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 4,788 words (~8,910 tokens).
“This skill runs an automated debate between codex and Claude that loops to consensus with no round cap and no deadlock exit. It has two modes, selected by an explicit leading subcommand — never by guessing from the argument's shape:”
- name
- codex-debate
- argument-hint
- review [<pr-number>] [--base <branch>] [--no-commit] [--no-comment] [--rationale <note>] [--context <note>] | answer "<prompt>"
Files
SKILL.md and 7 other files (scripts) in .agents/skills/codex-debate of srid/emanote.
- SKILL.md
- answer.workflow.js
- debate.workflow.js
- scripts/codex-answer.schema.json
- scripts/codex-answer.sh
- scripts/codex-exec-lib.sh
- scripts/codex-review.sh
- scripts/codex-verdict.schema.json
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 9d01037
Compare with similar skills
Codex Debate next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Codex Debate this skillsrid/emanote | 963 | — | ~8.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Claude Code Agent Developmentanthropics/claude-plugins-official | 37k | 8 repos | ~2.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Subagent Driven DevelopmentAsvarox/allkaraoke | 261 | 37 repos | ~1.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Dispatching Parallel Agentsultralisp/ultralisp | 258 | 40 repos | ~1.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Paseo Advisor Second Opiniongetpaseo/paseo | 20k | 1 repos | ~756 | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Task Observerrebelytics/one-skill-to-rule-them-all | 3.2k | 1 repos | ~12k | Automated safety check: Pass | CC-BY-4.0 |
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Questions about Codex Debate
What does Codex Debate do?
Run an automated codex⇄Claude debate to consensus — no round cap, no deadlock exit. Codex Debate is an agent skill from srid/emanote. Run an automated codex⇄Claude debate to consensus — no round cap, no deadlock exit.
When should I use Codex Debate?
Codex Debate fits situations like: the user types /codex-debate; asks to have codex review this; run the codex debate; review this PR with codex.
How do I install Codex Debate in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add srid/emanote --skill codex-debate -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/codex-debate in srid/emanote) into .claude/skills/codex-debate in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Codex Debate in Codex?
Run `npx skills add srid/emanote --skill codex-debate -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/codex-debate in srid/emanote) into .agents/skills/codex-debate in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Codex Debate 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 srid/emanote --skill codex-debate -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/codex-debate, .gemini/skills/codex-debate, .github/skills/codex-debate and .opencode/skills/codex-debate in your project.
What does Codex Debate need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Codex Debate needs a shell and JavaScript for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (codex, git, gh, claude and just). Our summary lists: Node.js; A Bash shell.
Does Codex Debate access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use git and gh, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Codex Debate 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. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.
What licence does Codex Debate use?
Codex Debate has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.
How many tokens does Codex Debate use?
About 8.9k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 36k 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 Codex Debate?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Codex Debate: Claude Code Agent Development (anthropics/claude-plugins-official, 37k stars), Subagent Driven Development (Asvarox/allkaraoke, 261 stars), Dispatching Parallel Agents (ultralisp/ultralisp, 258 stars) and Paseo Advisor Second Opinion (getpaseo/paseo, 20k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Codex Debate?
srid (a GitHub user) maintains it in srid/emanote, which has 963 GitHub stars. The repository holds 25 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on July 26, 2026.
Source: srid/emanote on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.