# test-tui

> Claude/Codex skill by [@openai](https://omgskills.com/library/openai/index.md) · 103k stars · Updated 2026-08-02

Guide for testing Codex TUI interactively

## Install

```sh
git clone https://github.com/openai/codex /tmp/codex && ln -s /tmp/codex/.codex/skills/test-tui ~/.claude/skills/test-tui
```

## From README

You can start and use Codex TUI to verify changes. Important notes: Start interactively. Always set RUSTLOG="trace" when starting the process. Pass -c logdir= argument to have logs written to a specific directory to help with debugging. When sending a test message programmatically, send text first, then send Enter in a separate write (do not send text + Enter in one burst). Use just codex target to run - just codex -c ...

## Links

- HTML page: https://omgskills.com/skills/openai/codex/test-tui/
- GitHub: https://github.com/openai/codex
- Author: [@openai](https://omgskills.com/library/openai/index.md)

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