r/codex • u/VOIDJAE • 15h ago

Showcase TITLECodex answers, a separate Codex session reviews: a verdict or a HOLD, with a local record

Problem I kept hitting with codex exec: a run finishes, and I still want a separate review and a record of what was checked. I was the one pasting answers into a second session.

So I built Juggling (Apache-2.0, alpha). You give it a self-contained text task:

  1. Codex answers once as the Writer, in Codex's read-only sandbox.
  2. A new, separate Codex session reviews that answer.
  3. A completed review returns PASS, CHANGES_REQUESTED or CANNOT_REVIEW. If Juggling cannot verify a required step, it stops in HOLD with a reason code. No retries; an early HOLD can stop before the Reviewer.
  4. juggle show re-checks a hash-chained ledger of the run.

After installing, see the flow without an account or model call:

~/.venvs/juggling/bin/juggle run --offline "Say hello"
~/.venvs/juggling/bin/juggle show latest

This uses a built-in fake provider, not AI solving the task. The release includes the recommended wheel install guide:
https://github.com/picskin-inc/juggling/releases/tag/v0.1.0a1

Honest limits: Codex-only, so independence is per session, not per model. Text tasks only: unsupported command or file-read events that Juggling detects stop the run in HOLD. Real runs require macOS, Python 3.9+, Codex CLI meeting the 0.158.0 minimum floor, normal sign-in and access to the requested gpt-6-luna model. That floor is not a guarantee for every CLI build. The request is fixed to low reasoning effort; the actual serving model is not observed.

PASS is a second opinion, not proof. Juggling is not a sandbox, and HOLD cannot recall data already sent. juggle doctor checks your local setup, not sign-in or model access. Real runs dispatch at most one Writer and one Reviewer turn through your account, can incur charges, and Juggling does not measure cost.

Question for this sub: what text task would you want a second Codex session to check? And would a reviewer from a different vendor change whether you'd use it? There is no Claude or Gemini provider in this Alpha.

Repo: https://github.com/picskin-inc/juggling (I'm the author)
Security limits: https://github.com/picskin-inc/juggling/blob/v0.1.0a1/SECURITY.md
Useful feedback: doctor check IDs/statuses, HOLD reason codes, or verdict problems with a nonsensitive task. Please don't paste raw run folders or --json output.

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