superpowers/skills/using-superpowers/references/codex-tools.md

Subagent dispatch requires multi-agent support

Add to your Codex config (~/.codex/config.toml):

[features]
multi_agent = true

This enables spawn_agent, wait_agent, and close_agent for skills like dispatching-parallel-agents and subagent-driven-development. When using subagent-driven-development, you should always close implementer and reviewer subagents when they have finished all their work.

Environment Detection

Skills that create worktrees or finish branches should detect their environment with read-only git commands before proceeding:

GIT_DIR=$(cd "$(git rev-parse --git-dir)" 2>/dev/null && pwd -P)
GIT_COMMON=$(cd "$(git rev-parse --git-common-dir)" 2>/dev/null && pwd -P)
BRANCH=$(git branch --show-current)

• GIT_DIR != GIT_COMMON → already in a linked worktree (skip creation)
• BRANCH empty → detached HEAD (cannot branch/push/PR from sandbox)

See using-git-worktrees Step 0 and finishing-a-development-branch Step 1 for how each skill uses these signals.

Codex App Finishing

When the sandbox blocks branch/push operations (detached HEAD in an externally managed worktree), the agent commits all work and informs the user to use the App's native controls:

• "Create branch" — names the branch, then commit/push/PR via App UI
• "Hand off to local" — transfers work to the user's local checkout

The agent can still run tests, stage files, and output suggested branch names, commit messages, and PR descriptions for the user to copy.