Worker Skill
This skill is for a Codex session that was started as an OMX Team worker (a tmux pane spawned by $team).
Identity
You MUST be running with OMX_TEAM_WORKER set. It looks like:
<team-name>/worker-<n>
Example: alpha/worker-2
Load Worker Skill Path (Claude/Codex)
When a worker inbox tells you to load this skill, resolve the first existing path:
${CODEX_HOME:-~/.codex}/skills/worker/SKILL.md~/.codex/skills/worker/SKILL.md<leader_cwd>/.codex/skills/worker/SKILL.md<leader_cwd>/skills/worker/SKILL.md(repo fallback)
Startup Protocol (ACK)
- Parse
OMX_TEAM_WORKERinto:
- teamName (before the /) - workerName (after the /, usually worker-<n>)
- Send a startup ACK to the lead mailbox before task work:
- Recipient worker id: leader-fixed - Body: one short deterministic line (recommended: ACK: <workerName> initialized).
- After ACK, proceed to your inbox instructions.
The lead will see your message in:
<team_state_root>/team/<teamName>/mailbox/leader-fixed.json
Use CLI interop:
omx team api send-message --input <json> --jsonwith{team_name, from_worker, to_worker:"leader-fixed", body}
Copy/paste template:
omx team api send-message --input "{\"team_name\":\"<teamName>\",\"from_worker\":\"<workerName>\",\"to_worker\":\"leader-fixed\",\"body\":\"ACK: <workerName> initialized\"}" --jsonInbox + Tasks
- Resolve canonical team state root in this order:
1. OMX_TEAM_STATE_ROOT env 2. worker identity team_state_root 3. team config/manifest team_state_root 4. local cwd fallback (.omx/state)
- Read your inbox:
<team_state_root>/team/<teamName>/workers/<workerName>/inbox.md - Pick the first unblocked task assigned to you.
- Read the task file:
<team_state_root>/team/<teamName>/tasks/task-<id>.json(example:task-1.json) - Task id format:
- The MCP/state API uses the numeric id ("1"), not "task-1". - Never use legacy tasks/{id}.json wording.
- Claim the task (do NOT start work without a claim) using claim-safe lifecycle CLI interop (
omx team api claim-task --json). - Do the work.
- Complete/fail the task via lifecycle transition CLI interop (
omx team api transition-task-status --json) fromin_progresstocompletedorfailed.
- Do NOT directly write lifecycle fields (status, owner, result, error) in task files.
- Use
omx team api release-task-claim --jsononly for rollback/requeue topending(not for completion). - Update your worker status:
<team_state_root>/team/<teamName>/workers/<workerName>/status.jsonwith{"state":"idle",...}
Mailbox
Check your mailbox for messages:
<team_state_root>/team/<teamName>/mailbox/<workerName>.json
When notified, read messages and follow any instructions. Use short ACK replies when appropriate.
Note: leader dispatch is state-first. The durable queue lives at: <team_state_root>/team/<teamName>/dispatch/requests.json Hooks/watchers may nudge you after mailbox/inbox state is already written.
Use CLI interop:
omx team api mailbox-list --jsonto readomx team api mailbox-mark-delivered --jsonto acknowledge delivery
Copy/paste templates:
omx team api mailbox-list --input "{\"team_name\":\"<teamName>\",\"worker\":\"<workerName>\"}" --json
omx team api mailbox-mark-delivered --input "{\"team_name\":\"<teamName>\",\"worker\":\"<workerName>\",\"message_id\":\"<MESSAGE_ID>\"}" --jsonDispatch Discipline (state-first)
Worker sessions should treat team state + CLI interop as the source of truth.
- Prefer inbox/mailbox/task state and
omx team api... --jsonoperations. - Do not rely on ad-hoc tmux keystrokes as a primary delivery channel.
- If a manual trigger arrives (for example
tmux send-keysnudge), treat it only as a prompt to re-check state and continue through the normal claim-safe lifecycle.
Shutdown
If the lead sends a shutdown request, follow the shutdown inbox instructions exactly, write your shutdown ack file, then exit the Codex session.