Implementation Plan: Ensure Codex Completion Marker via --yolo Normalization

Consensus Summary

Skill used: external-consensus (manual synthesis from the provided debate report; external CLI invocation skipped in read-only sandbox). The balanced fix is to normalize --yolo to Codex --full-auto in acw so Codex can write .tmp/finalize.txt, plus a small prompt clarification that shows the exact shell command to update the finalize file. Provider-aware prompt rendering and defensive completion inference are excluded to preserve the completion contract and keep the change minimal.

Goal

Ensure lol impl only completes when .tmp/finalize.txt contains Issue N resolved, and Codex can reliably write that file when --yolo is enabled via acw.

Success criteria:

• acw codex ... --yolo passes --full-auto to the Codex CLI.
• lol impl with Codex creates .tmp/finalize.txt and the completion marker only when done.
• Docs for acw and lol impl accurately describe --yolo behavior.

Out of scope:

• Provider-aware prompt rendering differences across CLIs.
• Defensive completion inference based on git diffs or commit reports.

Future work assessment: ❌ Not needed — defensive completion inference masks incomplete work and should only be revisited if the completion contract is redesigned.

Bug Reproduction

Steps tried:

• Inspected src/cli/acw/providers.sh for --yolo handling.
• Inspected python/agentize/workflow/impl/continue-prompt.md and python/agentize/workflow/impl/kernels.py for completion marker rules.

Observed symptoms:

• Codex runs reported in the debate summary lack .tmp/finalize.txt, preventing completion detection.

Environment snapshot:

• Read-only sandbox; no Codex CLI execution available.

Root cause hypothesis:

• --yolo is forwarded to Codex unchanged; Codex requires --full-auto for workspace writes, so the finalize file is never created.

Skip reason:

• Runtime reproduction skipped because external Codex CLI is unavailable in this environment and the filesystem is read-only.

Codebase Analysis

Files verified (docs/code checked by agents):

• python/agentize/workflow/impl/continue-prompt.md: current finalize marker instruction.
• python/agentize/workflow/impl/kernels.py: completion marker parsing uses Issue {N} resolved.
• src/cli/acw/providers.sh: --yolo normalization exists for Claude only.
• docs/cli/acw.md: --yolo note in acw docs.
• docs/cli/lol.md: lol impl flags and completion marker docs.
• tests/cli/test-acw-yolo-translation.sh: existing Claude-only translation test.

File changes:

Modification level definitions:

• minor: Cosmetic or trivial changes (comments, formatting, <10 LOC changed)
• medium: Moderate changes to existing logic (10-50 LOC, no interface changes)
• major: Significant structural changes (>50 LOC, interface changes, or new files)
• remove: File deletion

Current architecture notes:
Completion is detected only by _parse_completion_marker() scanning .tmp/finalize.txt for Issue N resolved in python/agentize/workflow/impl/kernels.py, while acw currently normalizes --yolo only for Claude in src/cli/acw/providers.sh, leaving Codex without a write-permission flag.

Interface Design

New interfaces:

• None.

Modified interfaces:

• acw provider invocation for Codex now translates --yolo to --full-auto before calling codex exec.

-    codex exec --model "$model" -o "$output" "$@" - < "$input"
+    local args=()
+    for arg in "$@"; do
+        if [ "$arg" = "--yolo" ]; then
+            args+=( "--full-auto" )
+        else
+            args+=( "$arg" )
+        fi
+    done
+    codex exec --model "$model" -o "$output" "${args[@]}" - < "$input"

Documentation changes:

• docs/cli/acw.md (Notes section --yolo mapping).
• docs/cli/lol.md (lol impl options table).
• src/cli/acw/providers.md (Codex invocation behavior).

Documentation Planning

High-level design docs (docs/)

• docs/cli/acw.md — update --yolo mapping note to include Codex --full-auto.

- - Provider-specific options are passed through unchanged, except `--yolo` is normalized to Claude's `--dangerously-skip-permissions`
+ - Provider-specific options are passed through unchanged, except `--yolo` is normalized to Claude's `--dangerously-skip-permissions` and Codex's `--full-auto`

• docs/cli/lol.md — update --yolo option description under lol impl.

- | `--yolo` | No | Off | Pass through to provider CLI options (Claude via acw maps to `--dangerously-skip-permissions`) |
+ | `--yolo` | No | Off | Pass through to provider CLI options (Claude via acw maps to `--dangerously-skip-permissions`; Codex maps to `--full-auto`) |

Folder READMEs

• None.

Interface docs

• src/cli/acw/providers.md — update Codex provider behavior.

- - Returns the Codex CLI exit code.
+ - Translates `--yolo` to `--full-auto` before invocation.
+ - Returns the Codex CLI exit code.

Test Strategy

Test modifications:

• tests/cli/test-acw-yolo-translation.sh - Add Codex translation verification. Test case: acw codex ... --yolo passes --full-auto to stubbed Codex. Test case: --yolo is not passed directly to Codex.

New test files:

• None.

Test data required:

• Stub codex executable that logs arguments to a temp file.

Implementation Steps

Step 1: Documentation change (Estimated: 20 LOC)
File changes: docs/cli/acw.md, docs/cli/lol.md, src/cli/acw/providers.md
Dependencies: None
Correspondence: Docs: updates --yolo semantics per acw and lol impl interfaces. Tests: N/A

Step 2: Test case changes (Estimated: 30 LOC)
File changes: tests/cli/test-acw-yolo-translation.sh
Dependencies: Step 1
Correspondence: Docs: aligns test expectations with updated --yolo semantics. Tests: adds Codex translation checks.

Step 3: Implementation change (Estimated: 20 LOC)
File changes: src/cli/acw/providers.sh, python/agentize/workflow/impl/continue-prompt.md
Dependencies: Step 2
Correspondence: Docs: implements Codex --full-auto mapping and explicit finalize-file shell guidance. Tests: satisfies Codex translation checks.

- - update {{finalize_file}} with PR title (first line) and body (full file); include "Issue {{issue_no}} resolved" only when done.
+ - update {{finalize_file}} with PR title (first line) and body (full file); include "Issue {{issue_no}} resolved" only when done.
+ - example (shell): echo "Issue {{issue_no}} resolved" >> {{finalize_file}}

Total estimated complexity: ~70 LOC (Low)
Recommended approach: Single session
Milestone strategy: Not needed (small change)

Success Criteria

• acw codex replaces --yolo with --full-auto in the actual provider invocation.
• lol impl completion marker detection succeeds once .tmp/finalize.txt includes Issue N resolved.
• docs/cli/acw.md and docs/cli/lol.md accurately describe --yolo behavior for Codex.

Risks and Mitigations

Dependencies

• Codex CLI supports --full-auto for write permissions.
• Existing completion marker contract remains Issue N resolved in .tmp/finalize.txt.

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