Report the Basic Memory for Codex configuration, reachability, hook expectations, recent Codex checkpoints, and active tasks.
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2Install
npx skillscat add basicmachines-co/basic-memory/plugins-codex-skills-bm-status Install via the SkillsCat registry.
Basic Memory For Codex Status
Gather a concise diagnostic. Do not over-investigate.
Gather
CLI reachability:
basic-memory --version- fallback
bm --version - fallback
uvx --prerelease=allow basic-memory --version
Keep going if no launcher resolves. The plugin hook scripts can still use
their uv-managed environment; report hook health as unavailable instead of
claiming the hooks cannot work.Plugin config:
- read
~/.codex/basic-memory.json, then the nearest project.codex/basic-memory.json; project keys override user keys - report the resolved
primaryProject,secondaryProjects,teamProjects,captureFolder,rememberFolder,recallTimeframe,focus,sessionProfile,repository,checkpointOnCompact, andcaptureEvents - resolve omitted Codex defaults as
rememberFolder=codex/remember,
andcheckpointOnCompact=true
- read
Core hook health:
- with the first available launcher, run
basic-memory hook status --harness codex --project-dir <repo-root> - report the shared inbox path, pending envelopes, archived envelopes, last
flush, settings state, resolved primary project, capture state, capture
folder, checkpoint-prompt state, Basic Memory version, and uv version from
that command - inbox counts are global across supported harnesses; do not attribute a
backlog solely to Codex - treat the command's settings resolution as canonical for hook behavior; if
it disagrees with the manually read config, show the mismatch
- with the first available launcher, run
Hook files and launcher visibility:
- check
uv --versionin the current environment independently of CLI
reachability; uv is a required hook prerequisite - distinguish "uv missing from this shell" from "Desktop hook runtime
verified"; shell success does not establish the Desktop hook process's PATH - when Desktop/WSL hooks fail while TUI works, inspect the actual hook
launch error and PATH;uv: command not foundoccurs before the Python
script can emit a diagnostic - consult
../../README.mdunder "Troubleshooting Desktop hooks on WSL"
for the default-location probe and conditional symlink workaround - only report Desktop hook execution as verified when startup context and a
post-compaction checkpoint note were observed; otherwise label it unverified - confirm
plugins/codex/hooks/hooks.jsonexists if running from this repo - remind the user that Codex plugin hooks must be reviewed and trusted before
they run
- check
Basic Memory queries:
- query recent
type=codex_session; whensessionProfile=coding, also querytype=coding_sessionwithrepository=<configured repository>, then merge, deduplicate, sort newest
first, and keep the newest five; never run an unscoped coding-session query
when the repository is missing; these are agent-authored checkpoints, while
lifecycle envelopes remain local operational trace - active
type=task,status=active - open
type=decision,status=open
- query recent
Present
Use this shape:
Basic Memory for Codex
- CLI: <version or missing>
- Project: <primaryProject or default>
- Reads from: <secondaryProjects or none>
- Share targets: <teamProjects or none>
- Capture folder: <captureFolder>
- Remember folder: <rememberFolder>
- Recall timeframe: <recallTimeframe>
- Session profile: <general | coding>
- Repository: <owner/name or none>
- Checkpoint on compact: <enabled | disabled>
- Event capture: <enabled | disabled>
- Shared hook inbox: <path or unavailable>
- Shared pending envelopes: <count or unavailable>
- Shared archived envelopes: <count or unavailable>
- Last flush: <timestamp, never, or unavailable>
- Hook runtime in this environment: basic-memory <version>; uv <version or missing>
- Desktop hook execution: <verified from context and checkpoint | unverified>
- Recent checkpoints: <count across coding_session and codex_session>
- Active tasks: <count>
- Open decisions: <count>
- Hooks: installed; trust review required in CodexList recent checkpoints by type, title, and permalink when available. Warn when
event capture is enabled and pending envelopes are accumulating or the last flush
is never, while noting that another harness may contribute to the shared counts.
Do not warn about an empty inbox when capture is disabled.