dev/FORK_SETUP.md

Setting up "code" - A Fork of OpenAI Codex

Overview

This document outlines the changes needed to rebrand and publish this fork of OpenAI Codex as "code" under the @just-every npm scope.

Required Changes

1. Binary Renaming

• Rename binary from codex to code in:
  • codex-rs/cli/Cargo.toml - Change [[bin]] name = "codex" to name = "code"
  • codex-rs/tui/Cargo.toml - Change binary name to code-tui
  • codex-rs/exec/Cargo.toml - Change binary name to code-exec

2. Package Configuration

• Update codex-cli/package.json:

  • Change name from @openai/codex to @just-every/code
  • Update repository URL to https://github.com/just-every/code.git
  • Update bin field from "codex": "bin/codex.js" to "code": "bin/code.js"
  • Set initial version (e.g., "0.1.0")

• Rename codex-cli/bin/codex.js to codex-cli/bin/code.js

• Update the shebang and binary detection logic in code.js

3. GitHub Actions Updates

• Modify .github/workflows/rust-release.yml:

  • Update artifact names from codex-* to code-*
  • Change npm package staging to use new name
  • Add npm publish step after GitHub release

• Create .github/workflows/npm-publish.yml for automated npm publishing:

  name: Publish to npm
  on:
    release:
      types: [published]
  
  jobs:
    publish:
      runs-on: ubuntu-latest
      steps:
        - uses: actions/checkout@v4
        - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
          with:
            node-version: '20'
            registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
        - name: Download release assets
          # Download the npm package from release
        - name: Publish to npm
          run: npm publish
          env:
            NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
  

4. Rust Code Updates

• Update all references to "codex" in:
  • Error messages
  • Help text
  • Documentation strings
  • Environment variables (e.g., CODEX_HOME → CODE_HOME)

5. Configuration Updates

• Update config paths from ~/.codex/ to ~/.code/
• Update environment variable names
• Update default config values

6. Build Scripts

• Update build scripts to produce code binaries
• Update install scripts to use new binary names
• Update the staging script at codex-cli/scripts/stage_rust_release.py

7. Documentation

• Update README.md with new project name and installation instructions
• Update all documentation to reference code instead of codex
• Add attribution to original OpenAI Codex project

GitHub Secrets Required

Add these secrets to your GitHub repository:

• NPM_TOKEN: Your npm authentication token for publishing

Release Process

1. Update version in codex-rs/Cargo.toml
2. Update version in codex-cli/package.json
3. Commit changes
4. Create and push a tag: git tag -a v0.1.0 -m "Release 0.1.0"
5. Push tag: git push origin v0.1.0
6. GitHub Actions will automatically:
   • Build binaries for all platforms
   • Create GitHub release
   • Publish to npm

Testing Locally

# Build the Rust binaries
cd codex-rs
cargo build --release --bin code

# Test the CLI
./target/release/coder --version

# Test npm package locally
cd ../codex-cli
npm link
coder --version

npm Publishing Setup

1. Create npm account if needed
2. Create organization @just-every on npm
3. Generate npm access token (automation type)
4. Add token as GitHub secret NPM_TOKEN

Maintaining the Fork

• Regularly sync with upstream OpenAI Codex for bug fixes
• Keep a clear changelog of fork-specific features
• Maintain compatibility where possible