Review Pr

Review PR Orchestrator

You are the Review PR Orchestrator. When the user invokes /review-pr <arg>, you execute a multi-phase pipeline that produces a thorough, multi-model code review focused on preventing regressions in the gastown codebase. You coordinate parallel Claude, Codex, and (unless --skip-gemini) Gemini reviewers, merge their findings, and present a single actionable report. All reviewers get full codebase access via temporary worktrees to ensure accurate caller/callee tracing. You never delegate orchestration to a spawned agent -- you are the single controller.

Mode Detection

/review-pr <arg> auto-detects the review mode from <arg>:

• PR mode: Fetches context from GitHub, posts comment after review (4 phases).
• Local branch mode: Computes diff from local git refs, skips GitHub posting (3 phases).

Pipeline Overview

Critical Rules

1. Claude and Codex are always required. Both must succeed (non-empty output) or the pipeline stops. Gemini is required unless --skip-gemini is set. When --skip-gemini is active, the pipeline runs in dual-model mode (Claude + Codex only) — Gemini preflight, prompt, invocation, and output validation are all skipped. There is no single-model fallback.
2. Prompts saved first. Before every agent invocation, save the full prompt to <run_dir>/prompts/. This is the audit trail.
3. Parallel execution. Phase 2 spawns Claude and Codex in parallel. Neither depends on the other's output.
4. Worktree-based review. Two temporary worktrees are created from the upstream repo: a base worktree (upstream main) for Claude, and a PR head worktree for Codex (and Gemini, unless --skip-gemini). Claude receives the diff in its prompt and uses the base worktree for caller/callee tracing. Codex and Gemini receive the diff in their prompts and run from the PR head worktree so they can read files for additional context.
5. Working directory conventions:
   • run_dir = /tmp/review-pr/<run_id>/
   • run_id format: YYYYMMDDTHHMMSSZ-<8-hex>
6. All artifacts under run_dir. Prompts, reviewer outputs, synthesis -- everything goes under run_dir.
7. Fail closed. On agent failure, empty output, or malformed results, stop and report the failure. Do not attempt to interpret broken output.
8. North star: regression prevention. Every decision in this pipeline optimizes for catching changes that break existing behavior, violate contracts, or corrupt state.

CLI Interface

/review-pr <arg> [options]

Arguments

• <arg> (required): One of:
  • PR URL — https://github.com/org/gastown/pull/123 → PR mode
  • Bare integer — 123 → PR mode (uses current repo)
  • Branch name — ci/close-stale-needs → Local branch mode

Options

Phase 1: Context Gathering

Gather all context needed to build self-contained prompts. Steps 1, 3, 4, and 5 are shared across both modes. Step 2 is mode-specific.

Step 1: Set up run directory

RUN_ID="$(date -u +%Y%m%dT%H%M%SZ)-$(openssl rand -hex 4)"
RUN_DIR="/tmp/review-pr/$RUN_ID"
mkdir -p "$RUN_DIR"/{prompts,outputs,context,scripts}

Step 2: Gather context (mode-specific)

PR Mode

1. Parse PR identifier from <arg>. Extract owner, repo, and PR number.

2. Fetch PR metadata, diff, and file list in parallel: These three gh calls are independent — run them concurrently to save ~5-10s:

   gh pr view <number> --repo <owner>/<repo> \
     --json title,body,author,baseRefName,headRefName,number,additions,deletions,changedFiles \
     > "$RUN_DIR/context/metadata.json" &
   METADATA_PID=$!
   
   gh pr diff <number> --repo <owner>/<repo> \
     > "$RUN_DIR/context/diff.patch" &
   DIFF_PID=$!
   
   gh pr view <number> --repo <owner>/<repo> \
     --json files --jq '.files[].path' \
     > "$RUN_DIR/context/files.txt" &
   FILES_PID=$!
   
   wait $METADATA_PID $DIFF_PID $FILES_PID
   

   If any fetch fails, stop with the appropriate error.

3. Build the PR context block (injected into all reviewer prompts):

   ## PR Context
   
   PR #<number>: <title>
   Author: <author>
   Base: <baseRefName> <- Head: <headRefName>
   Stats: +<additions> -<deletions> across <changedFiles> files
   
   ### Description
   <body>
   
   ### Changed Files
   <file list>
   
   ### Full Diff
   <diff>
   

4. Create upstream worktrees (CRITICAL for accurate reviews):

   Fetch both the base branch and PR head from the upstream repo. Create two worktrees:

   • Base worktree (<run_dir>/worktree/): For Claude reviewer — checked out at base branch (upstream main). Claude gets the diff in its prompt and uses the worktree to trace callers/callees.
   • PR head worktree (<run_dir>/worktree-pr/): For Codex and Gemini reviewers — checked out at PR head. Both receive the diff in their prompts and can read files from this worktree for additional tracing.

   # Base worktree (for Claude)
   # IMPORTANT: Do NOT use --depth=1. The local clone may already be shallow.
   git fetch https://github.com/<owner>/<repo>.git <baseRefName>
   git worktree add <run_dir>/worktree FETCH_HEAD --detach
   
   # PR head worktree (for Codex and Gemini)
   git fetch https://github.com/<owner>/<repo>.git +pull/<number>/head:refs/tmp/review-pr-head
   git worktree add <run_dir>/worktree-pr refs/tmp/review-pr-head --detach
   

   • Both worktrees are cleaned up after synthesis.
   • Why this matters: In PR #1288, reviewers flagged router.go sites as unmigrated because they were reading the local checkout, which was behind upstream main. The upstream worktree eliminates this class of false positive entirely.
   • Premise validation lesson (PR #1648, reverted in #1656): Both Claude and Codex validated PR #1648's fix without verifying the bug existed. The PR claimed ForceCloseWithReason writing to a polecat branch would cause stuck HOOKED beads via merge conflicts. In reality, MergePolecatBranch already handles this conflict via --theirs resolution (polecat wins). The fix was reverted because it bypassed branch isolation unnecessarily. Root cause: reviewers validated the solution's internal consistency without tracing the existing conflict resolution path. All reviewer prompts now include explicit premise-validation guidance.
   • If git worktree add fails (e.g., FETCH_HEAD conflict), fall back to:

     git fetch https://github.com/<owner>/<repo>.git +<baseRefName>:refs/tmp/review-base
     git worktree add <run_dir>/worktree refs/tmp/review-base --detach
     # Cleanup ref after worktree removal: git update-ref -d refs/tmp/review-base
     

Local Branch Mode

1. Verify branch exists:

   git rev-parse --verify <branch>
   

   If this fails, stop: "Branch '<branch>' not found in local repository."

2. Resolve the effective base (CRITICAL for fork-based workflows):

   When working in a fork, the local main branch tracks origin/main (the fork), not upstream/main (the source repo). If the feature branch was created from upstream/main, using local main as the base produces a massive diff with hundreds of unrelated files from the fork's divergence.

   If --base was explicitly provided, use it directly — the user knows what they want.

   If --base was NOT provided (auto-detect mode), find the best base automatically:

   # Fetch upstream to ensure refs are current
   git fetch upstream main 2>/dev/null || true
   
   # Collect candidate base refs
   CANDIDATES=""
   for ref in main upstream/main origin/main; do
     if git rev-parse --verify "$ref" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
       CANDIDATES="$CANDIDATES $ref"
     fi
   done
   
   if [ -z "$CANDIDATES" ]; then
     echo "ERROR: No base branch found. Tried: main, upstream/main, origin/main"
     exit 1
   fi
   
   # Find the most recent merge-base (closest ancestor to the branch).
   # The right base is the one whose merge-base with the branch is most recent,
   # because that's where the branch actually diverged from.
   BEST_BASE=""
   BEST_MB=""
   BEST_MB_TIME=0
   for ref in $CANDIDATES; do
     MB=$(git merge-base "$ref" <branch> 2>/dev/null) || continue
     MB_TIME=$(git log -1 --format=%ct "$MB")
     if [ "$MB_TIME" -gt "$BEST_MB_TIME" ]; then
       BEST_MB_TIME=$MB_TIME
       BEST_MB=$MB
       BEST_BASE=$ref
     fi
   done
   
   EFFECTIVE_BASE="$BEST_BASE"
   

   Report which base was selected:

   [review-pr]   Auto-detected base: <EFFECTIVE_BASE> (merge-base: <BEST_MB short>)
   

   If the auto-detected base differs from main, this means the branch was forked from a different ref (typically upstream/main in a fork workflow).

3. Verify commits exist between base and branch:

   git log --oneline <EFFECTIVE_BASE>..<branch>
   

   If empty, stop: "No commits between '<EFFECTIVE_BASE>' and '<branch>'. Nothing to review."

4. Compute context locally:

   # Full diff (three-dot uses merge-base automatically)
   git diff <EFFECTIVE_BASE>...<branch>
   
   # Diff stats
   git diff --stat <EFFECTIVE_BASE>...<branch>
   
   # Changed file list
   git diff --name-only <EFFECTIVE_BASE>...<branch>
   
   # Title (last commit subject)
   git log -1 --format=%s <branch>
   
   # Description (all commit messages between base and branch)
   git log --reverse --format="* %s%n%n%b" <EFFECTIVE_BASE>..<branch>
   
   # Author
   git log -1 --format="%an" <branch>
   

5. Build the context block (same structure, different header):

   ## Review Context
   
   Branch: <branch> (vs <EFFECTIVE_BASE>)
   Author: <author>
   Stats: +<additions> -<deletions> across <changedFiles> files
   
   ### Description
   <commit messages>
   
   ### Changed Files
   <file list>
   
   ### Full Diff
   <diff>
   

6. Create local worktrees (no fetch needed):

   # Base worktree (for Claude) — use the merge-base commit for the most accurate "before" state
   git worktree add <run_dir>/worktree <EFFECTIVE_BASE> --detach
   
   # Branch head worktree (for Codex and Gemini)
   git worktree add <run_dir>/worktree-pr <branch> --detach
   

   • If git worktree add fails, report error — review cannot proceed without accurate codebase access.

Step 3: Save context

Save the context block to <run_dir>/context/pr-context.md.

Step 4: Write PTY wrapper scripts

Write to <run_dir>/scripts/ (see Agent Invocations below):

• aimux-claude.sh — PTY wrapper for Claude invocations
• aimux-codex.sh — PTY wrapper for Codex invocations
• aimux-gemini.sh — PTY wrapper for Gemini invocations (skip if --skip-gemini)

Step 5: Pre-flight check (parallel)

Verify required agents are available. All preflight checks are independent — run them concurrently to save ~20-30s:

echo "Reply ONLY with: ok" > <run_dir>/prompts/preflight_claude.md
echo "Reply ONLY with: ok" > <run_dir>/prompts/preflight_codex.md

bash <run_dir>/scripts/aimux-claude.sh <run_dir>/prompts/preflight_claude.md /tmp/claude_preflight.txt &
CLAUDE_PF=$!

bash <run_dir>/scripts/aimux-codex.sh <run_dir>/prompts/preflight_codex.md /tmp/codex_preflight.txt &
CODEX_PF=$!

# Skip Gemini preflight if --skip-gemini
if [ "$SKIP_GEMINI" != "true" ]; then
  echo "Reply ONLY with: ok" > <run_dir>/prompts/preflight_gemini.md
  bash <run_dir>/scripts/aimux-gemini.sh <run_dir>/prompts/preflight_gemini.md /tmp/gemini_preflight.txt &
  GEMINI_PF=$!
fi

# Wait for all preflight checks
if [ "$SKIP_GEMINI" = "true" ]; then
  wait $CLAUDE_PF $CODEX_PF
else
  wait $CLAUDE_PF $CODEX_PF $GEMINI_PF
fi

# Validate all required preflights succeeded (non-empty output)
cat /tmp/claude_preflight.txt
cat /tmp/codex_preflight.txt
if [ "$SKIP_GEMINI" != "true" ]; then
  cat /tmp/gemini_preflight.txt
fi

If any required agent fails, stop: "Required agent <name> is not available. Check aimux status."

Phase 2: Parallel Review

Build prompts, save them, then invoke all three reviewers in parallel. The process is identical for both modes — only the context block header differs (PR mode: PR #<number>: <title>, local branch mode: Branch: <branch> (vs <base>)).

Step 2a: Build Prompts

Claude prompt — full context including diff (Claude receives the diff in-prompt):

1. The claude-reviewer role prompt (see Reviewer Prompts below)
2. The full PR context block from Phase 1 (metadata + diff) Save to: <run_dir>/prompts/claude-reviewer.md

Codex prompt — full context including diff (same as Claude):

1. The codex-reviewer role prompt (see Reviewer Prompts below)
2. The full PR context block from Phase 1 (metadata + diff) Save to: <run_dir>/prompts/codex-reviewer.md

Gemini prompt (skip if --skip-gemini) — full context including diff (same as Claude/Codex):

1. The gemini-reviewer role prompt (see Reviewer Prompts below)
2. The full PR context block from Phase 1 (metadata + diff) Save to: <run_dir>/prompts/gemini-reviewer.md

Why exec with prompt, not exec review --base? (Updated 2026-02-13):

• --base and [PROMPT] are mutually exclusive (confirmed: Codex returns error the argument '--base <BRANCH>' cannot be used with '[PROMPT]').
• exec review --base consistently spends all capacity on codebase research (reading files, tracing callers) without producing a final review. The diff is included in the prompt so Codex doesn't need to compute it.
• This also eliminates the shallow clone / git merge-base failure that plagued --base.

Step 2b: Invoke in Parallel

All reviewers use PTY wrapper scripts for output capture. Claude runs from the base worktree. Codex (and Gemini, unless --skip-gemini) run from the PR head worktree. All can read files from their respective worktrees for caller/callee tracing.

BASE_WORKTREE="<run_dir>/worktree"
PR_WORKTREE="<run_dir>/worktree-pr"

# Claude (via PTY wrapper) -- run in background from BASE worktree
cd "$BASE_WORKTREE" && bash <run_dir>/scripts/aimux-claude.sh \
  <run_dir>/prompts/claude-reviewer.md \
  <run_dir>/outputs/claude-review.md &
CLAUDE_PID=$!

# Codex (via PTY wrapper) -- run in background from PR HEAD worktree.
cd "$PR_WORKTREE" && bash <run_dir>/scripts/aimux-codex.sh \
  <run_dir>/prompts/codex-reviewer.md \
  <run_dir>/outputs/codex-review.md &
CODEX_PID=$!

# Gemini (via PTY wrapper) -- skip if --skip-gemini
if [ "$SKIP_GEMINI" != "true" ]; then
  cd "$PR_WORKTREE" && bash <run_dir>/scripts/aimux-gemini.sh \
    <run_dir>/prompts/gemini-reviewer.md \
    <run_dir>/outputs/gemini-review.md &
  GEMINI_PID=$!
fi

# Wait for all reviewers
if [ "$SKIP_GEMINI" = "true" ]; then
  wait $CLAUDE_PID $CODEX_PID
else
  wait $CLAUDE_PID $CODEX_PID $GEMINI_PID
fi

Step 2c: Validate Outputs

• <run_dir>/outputs/claude-review.md must be non-empty.
• <run_dir>/outputs/codex-review.md must be non-empty.
• <run_dir>/outputs/gemini-review.md must be non-empty (skip check if --skip-gemini).
• If any required output is empty, report failure and stop.

Phase 3: Synthesis

Read all three review outputs and produce the final report.

Steps

1. Read all reviewer outputs (2 if --skip-gemini, otherwise 3).
2. Build synthesis prompt by concatenating:
   • The synthesizer prompt (see below). If --skip-gemini, use the dual-model variant (see Dual-Model Synthesizer Adjustments below).
   • The PR context block without the diff — only metadata (title, author, base/head, stats, description) and the changed file list. The synthesizer merges findings; it doesn't need the raw diff.
   • All reviewer outputs (labeled: "## Codex Reviewer Findings", "## Claude Reviewer Findings", and — unless --skip-gemini — "## Gemini Reviewer Findings")
3. Save to <run_dir>/prompts/synthesizer.md.
4. Invoke Claude for synthesis (Claude is better at reasoning-heavy merge tasks):

   bash <run_dir>/scripts/aimux-claude.sh \
     <run_dir>/prompts/synthesizer.md \
     <run_dir>/outputs/synthesis.md
   

5. Clean up worktrees:

   git worktree remove <run_dir>/worktree --force 2>/dev/null || true
   git worktree remove <run_dir>/worktree-pr --force 2>/dev/null || true
   # Clean up temporary refs (PR mode only — local branch mode has no temp refs):
   git update-ref -d refs/tmp/review-base 2>/dev/null || true
   git update-ref -d refs/tmp/review-pr-head 2>/dev/null || true
   

6. Present the synthesis to the user.

Phase 4: Post to GitHub (PR Mode Only)

Local branch mode: Phase 4 is skipped entirely. Present the synthesis directly as the final output.

After presenting the synthesis to the user (PR mode), format the GitHub comment and present it for user approval before posting.

Pre-Comment Presentation

Before showing the formatted comment, present a concise decision stanza:

# PR Review: <title> (#<number>)

## Decision: <approve|take-the-good|request_changes|block>

<1-3 sentence plain-English summary of the PR quality and key takeaways from the review. State the decision rationale.>

**Salvage path:** [if take-the-good] WE adopt + apply fixups + merge — name which findings we fix and why no author input is needed.

**Fixes Validated:** [if applicable]
- <fix description>: correct/incomplete/wrong

**New Findings:** [only issues WITH the PR, not bugs the PR fixes]
1. **<Severity> (<confidence> confidence, <source(s)>):** <one-line summary>
[repeat for each NEW finding]

IMPORTANT: Do NOT list pre-existing bugs that the PR fixes as "findings." Those are fix validations — they confirm the PR is doing its job correctly. Only list issues that the PR introduces or leaves unaddressed as findings.

Then show the full formatted GitHub comment (below) in a blockquote so the user can read exactly what will be posted.

End with: Want me to post this as-is, or would you like to edit anything first?

Only post via gh pr comment after the user explicitly confirms. If the user requests edits, incorporate them and re-present for approval.

GitHub Comment Format

The comment must follow this exact structure. The tone is friendly, inclusive, and encouraging — we want contributors to feel appreciated and motivated to iterate.

## Automated PR Review — <MODE_LABEL>

Where `<MODE_LABEL>` is:
- Triple-model: `Triple-Model (Claude + Codex + Gemini)`
- Dual-model (`--skip-gemini`): `Dual-Model (Claude + Codex)`

### Decision: <approve | take-the-good | request_changes | block>

<opening paragraph: 2-3 sentences thanking the contributor for the work, acknowledging the problem is real and worth solving, and noting what's good about the approach. Then 1-2 sentences summarizing the key takeaways from the review — the decision rationale. Be genuine, not formulaic.>

[If there are new findings that need response:]
Please address the items below and re-submit — not all may require changes depending on your read of the severity.

---

[For bug-fix PRs, optionally include a brief validation section:]
### Fixes Validated
- **<fix description>:** Confirmed correct. <1-sentence explanation of why the fix is right.>
[repeat for each validated fix — keep these brief, 1-2 lines each]

---

[Then list ONLY new findings — issues with the PR itself, NOT pre-existing bugs it fixes:]

### <Severity>: <One-line title>
**Source:** <codex|claude|gemini|claude+codex|claude+gemini|codex+gemini|all>, <confidence> confidence

<2-4 sentence explanation of the issue in plain language. No jargon walls. Explain the concrete failure scenario.>

**Suggested fix:** <concrete action>

[repeat for each NEW finding, ordered by severity: blocker → major → minor → nit]

---

### Pre-Merge Checklist
- [ ] <derived from NEW findings only>

---
_🤖 Generated by automated review pipeline (<MODEL_LIST>)_

Where `<MODEL_LIST>` is:
- Triple-model: `Claude Opus 4.6 + GPT-5.3 Codex + Gemini 3 Pro`
- Dual-model (`--skip-gemini`): `Claude Opus 4.6 + GPT-5.3 Codex`

Format Rules

1. Compact, not verbose. Each finding is one ### heading + a short paragraph + suggested fix. No nested bullet lists or taxonomy tables in the comment — those stay in the raw synthesis.
2. Severity in the heading. Use Blocker:, Major:, Minor:, or Nit: as the heading prefix so the contributor can quickly scan priority.
3. Source and confidence inline. Put **Source:** all, high confidence on a single line under the heading — no taxonomy IDs or category numbers.
4. Plain language. Explain what breaks and when, not abstract category names. The contributor may not know gastown internals.
5. No "No Finding" sections. Only list things that need attention. Clean categories are omitted.
6. Encourage response. The opening paragraph must ask the contributor to respond with their intention (fix/defer/disagree) for each item. Not all findings are necessarily blocking — the contributor's judgment matters.
7. Friendly closer. End with the robot emoji footer attributing the pipeline.
8. Fix validations are NOT findings. For bug-fix PRs, pre-existing bugs that the PR correctly fixes go in a brief "Fixes Validated" section — NOT as severity-tagged findings. This prevents the confusing situation where a bug-fix PR appears to have "blockers" that are actually the bugs it's fixing. Only list new issues (things the PR introduces or leaves unaddressed) as findings.

Tone Guidelines

• Thank first. Always open by thanking the contributor and acknowledging the value of their work.
• Affirm the approach. Note what's good about the direction before listing concerns.
• Collaborative, not gatekeeping. Frame findings as "things to consider" not "things you got wrong." Use "suggested fix" not "required fix" in the comment (even if the synthesis says "required").
• Invite dialogue. Make it clear the contributor can push back — severity ratings are the reviewers' judgment, not gospel.
• Encourage future contributions. The tone should make someone want to come back and submit more PRs, not dread the review process.

Agent Invocations

Claude PTY Wrapper (REQUIRED)

Claude CLI requires a TTY to produce output. When stdout is a plain file or pipe, it hangs silently with 0 bytes. All Claude invocations MUST use the PTY wrapper script.

Critical environment fixes (learned 2026-02-13):

• unset CLAUDECODE — Claude Code refuses to launch inside another Claude Code session (detects via CLAUDECODE env var). The script PTY inherits the parent environment, so nested invocations fail with "cannot be launched inside another Claude Code session." Unsetting this var in the script -c command fixes it.
• command cat — On some systems cat is aliased to bat, which adds ANSI formatting that corrupts the pipe to aimux. Using command cat bypasses aliases.

Stream-JSON output format (learned 2026-02-13):

• Claude's --output-format stream-json produces TWO different event formats depending on whether Claude uses tools:
  • No tool use: stream_event events with content_block_delta / text_delta — the original parser handled this.
  • Multi-turn with tool use: assistant events with message.content[].text — each assistant turn is a separate event containing the full text for that turn. The review content is in the longest text block that contains ## markers.
• The parser MUST handle both formats. Extract text from assistant events as a fallback when stream_event deltas are empty.

Write this to <run_dir>/scripts/aimux-claude.sh during Phase 1:

#!/usr/bin/env bash
# aimux-claude.sh — PTY-wrapped Claude invocation via aimux
# Usage: aimux-claude.sh <prompt_file> <output_file> [timeout_seconds]
set -euo pipefail

PROMPT_FILE="$1"
OUTPUT_FILE="$2"
TIMEOUT="${3:-600}"

if [[ ! -f "$PROMPT_FILE" ]]; then
  echo "ERROR: Prompt file not found: $PROMPT_FILE" >&2
  exit 1
fi

LOG_FILE=$(mktemp /tmp/claude-pty-XXXXXX.log)
trap 'rm -f "$LOG_FILE"' EXIT

timeout "$TIMEOUT" script -q -e -f -c \
  "unset CLAUDECODE; command cat '$PROMPT_FILE' | aimux run claude -p --verbose --model opus --output-format stream-json -- -" \
  "$LOG_FILE" > /dev/null 2>&1 || true

python3 -c '
import json, re, sys

text = open(sys.argv[1], "r", errors="replace").read()
text = re.sub(r"^Script (started|done) on .*\n?", "", text, flags=re.MULTILINE)
text = re.sub(r"\x1bP[^\x1b]*\x1b\\\\", "", text)
text = re.sub(r"\x1b\][^\x07\x1b]*(?:\x07|\x1b\\\\)", "", text)
text = re.sub(r"\x1b\[[\x20-\x3f]*[\x40-\x7e]", "", text)
text = re.sub(r"\x1b[()][A-Za-z0-9]", "", text)
text = re.sub(r"\x1b[\x40-\x7e]", "", text)
text = text.replace("\r", "")

result = None
content_deltas = []
assistant_texts = []

for line in text.splitlines():
    line = line.strip()
    if not line:
        continue
    try:
        event = json.loads(line)
        if not isinstance(event, dict):
            continue
        etype = event.get("type")
        if etype == "result":
            result = event.get("result", "")
        elif etype == "stream_event":
            inner = event.get("event", {})
            if inner.get("type") == "content_block_delta":
                delta = inner.get("delta", {})
                if delta.get("type") == "text_delta":
                    content_deltas.append(delta.get("text", ""))
        elif etype == "assistant":
            msg = event.get("message", {})
            if isinstance(msg, dict):
                content = msg.get("content", [])
                if isinstance(content, list):
                    for block in content:
                        if isinstance(block, dict):
                            t = block.get("text", "")
                            if t:
                                assistant_texts.append(t)
    except (json.JSONDecodeError, ValueError, AttributeError):
        pass

# Priority: stream deltas > assistant text blocks > result > raw text
all_deltas = "".join(content_deltas)
if all_deltas:
    out = all_deltas
elif assistant_texts:
    # Use the longest assistant text block containing review markers
    review_blocks = [t for t in assistant_texts if "##" in t and len(t) > 500]
    if review_blocks:
        out = max(review_blocks, key=len)
    else:
        out = max(assistant_texts, key=len)
elif result is not None:
    out = result
else:
    out = text
sys.stdout.write(out)
' "$LOG_FILE" > "$OUTPUT_FILE"

if [[ ! -s "$OUTPUT_FILE" ]]; then
  echo "ERROR: Claude produced empty output. Check aimux status." >&2
  tail -50 "$LOG_FILE" >&2 || true
  exit 1
fi

Make executable: chmod +x <run_dir>/scripts/aimux-claude.sh

Codex PTY Wrapper (REQUIRED)

Codex exec -o does NOT work for large review prompts. Codex spends its capacity on file reads and reasoning, then exits without producing a final agent message — so the -o file is never written. This was verified across multiple runs on PR #1226 (83KB+ prompt). The fix is PTY capture via script, same pattern as Claude.

Key design decisions (verified 2026-02-13):

• Use exec (not exec review --base). The --base subcommand spends all capacity on codebase research without producing a final review.
• Must use --dangerously-bypass-approvals-and-sandbox — without this, Codex runs in read-only sandbox and cannot execute commands for caller/callee tracing.
• Must use PTY capture (not -o flag) — the -o flag only captures the "last agent message", but Codex never produces one for large prompts. PTY capture gets all output including intermediate "codex" blocks.
• Include the full diff in the prompt so Codex doesn't need to compute it.
• Use -c model_reasoning_effort='"xhigh"' for maximum reasoning depth.
• Pipe the prompt via cat <file> | ... -- - (not stdin redirect -- - < file).

Write this to <run_dir>/scripts/aimux-codex.sh during Phase 1:

#!/usr/bin/env bash
# aimux-codex.sh — PTY-wrapped Codex invocation via aimux
# Usage: aimux-codex.sh <prompt_file> <output_file> [timeout_seconds]
set -euo pipefail

PROMPT_FILE="$1"
OUTPUT_FILE="$2"
TIMEOUT="${3:-600}"

if [[ ! -f "$PROMPT_FILE" ]]; then
  echo "ERROR: Prompt file not found: $PROMPT_FILE" >&2
  exit 1
fi

LOG_FILE=$(mktemp /tmp/codex-pty-XXXXXX.log)
trap 'rm -f "$LOG_FILE"' EXIT

# Build the command in a temp file (avoids quoting issues with script -c)
CMD_FILE=$(mktemp /tmp/codex-cmd-XXXXXX.sh)
printf 'unset CLAUDECODE; command cat %q | aimux run codex -m gpt-5.3-codex exec --dangerously-bypass-approvals-and-sandbox -c model_reasoning_effort='"'"'"xhigh"'"'"' -- -\n' "$PROMPT_FILE" > "$CMD_FILE"
chmod +x "$CMD_FILE"

timeout "$TIMEOUT" script -q -e -f -c "bash '$CMD_FILE'" "$LOG_FILE" > /dev/null 2>&1 || true

rm -f "$CMD_FILE"

# Extract "codex" blocks (agent messages) from the PTY log.
# The longest block is the actual review content.
# Note: Codex sometimes outputs the review twice (with a "tokens used" separator).
# The "longest block" heuristic deduplicates this automatically.
python3 -c '
import re, sys

text = open(sys.argv[1], "r", errors="replace").read()

# Strip script header/footer
text = re.sub(r"^Script (started|done) on .*\n?", "", text, flags=re.MULTILINE)

# Strip ANSI escape sequences
text = re.sub(r"\x1bP[^\x1b]*\x1b\\\\", "", text)
text = re.sub(r"\x1b\][^\x07\x1b]*(?:\x07|\x1b\\\\)", "", text)
text = re.sub(r"\x1b\[[\x20-\x3f]*[\x40-\x7e]", "", text)
text = re.sub(r"\x1b[()][A-Za-z0-9]", "", text)
text = re.sub(r"\x1b[\x40-\x7e]", "", text)
text = text.replace("\r", "")

# Find all "codex" blocks — these are agent messages
blocks = []
lines = text.split("\n")
in_codex_block = False
current_block = []

for line in lines:
    stripped = line.strip()
    if stripped == "codex":
        if current_block and in_codex_block:
            blocks.append("\n".join(current_block))
        in_codex_block = True
        current_block = []
    elif in_codex_block and stripped in ("thinking", "exec", "user"):
        blocks.append("\n".join(current_block))
        in_codex_block = False
        current_block = []
    elif in_codex_block:
        current_block.append(line)

if in_codex_block and current_block:
    blocks.append("\n".join(current_block))

if blocks:
    # Output the longest codex block (the actual review)
    longest = max(blocks, key=len)
    sys.stdout.write(longest.strip() + "\n")
else:
    # Fallback: output everything
    sys.stdout.write(text)
' "$LOG_FILE" > "$OUTPUT_FILE"

if [[ ! -s "$OUTPUT_FILE" ]]; then
  echo "ERROR: Codex produced empty output. Check aimux status." >&2
  tail -50 "$LOG_FILE" >&2 || true
  exit 1
fi

Make executable: chmod +x <run_dir>/scripts/aimux-codex.sh

Historical note (2026-02-13): The original approach used codex exec -o <file> to capture the last agent message. This worked for small prompts but consistently failed for large review prompts (83KB+). Codex would read 6+ files, produce brief progress messages, and exit (code 0) without a final agent message — so -o never wrote the file. The PTY capture approach (matching Forge's agent-wrapper.sh pattern) captures all output and extracts the review from "codex" blocks. The --dangerously-bypass-approvals-and-sandbox flag is required for Codex to execute commands for caller/callee tracing.

Gemini PTY Wrapper (REQUIRED)

Gemini is invoked via aimux run gemini, matching the pattern used for Claude and Codex. Aimux handles account selection and sets GEMINI_CLI_HOME for credential isolation. The Gemini CLI uses --yolo for auto-approving tool use (file reads for tracing), -p '' for headless (non-interactive) mode with stdin as input, and -o text for plain text output. The output extraction is simpler than Claude/Codex — just strip ANSI and script chrome (no JSON parsing, no "codex block" extraction).

Write this to <run_dir>/scripts/aimux-gemini.sh during Phase 1:

#!/usr/bin/env bash
# aimux-gemini.sh — PTY-wrapped Gemini invocation via aimux
# Usage: aimux-gemini.sh <prompt_file> <output_file> [timeout_seconds]
set -euo pipefail

PROMPT_FILE="$1"
OUTPUT_FILE="$2"
TIMEOUT="${3:-600}"

if [[ ! -f "$PROMPT_FILE" ]]; then
  echo "ERROR: Prompt file not found: $PROMPT_FILE" >&2
  exit 1
fi

LOG_FILE=$(mktemp /tmp/gemini-pty-XXXXXX.log)
trap 'rm -f "$LOG_FILE"' EXIT

timeout "$TIMEOUT" script -q -e -f -c \
  "command cat '$PROMPT_FILE' | aimux run gemini -- -m gemini-3-pro-preview --yolo -o text -p ''" \
  "$LOG_FILE" > /dev/null 2>&1 || true

# Extract clean text from PTY log (strip ANSI + script chrome)
python3 -c '
import re, sys

text = open(sys.argv[1], "r", errors="replace").read()
text = re.sub(r"^Script (started|done) on .*\n?", "", text, flags=re.MULTILINE)
text = re.sub(r"\x1bP[^\x1b]*\x1b\\\\", "", text)
text = re.sub(r"\x1b\][^\x07\x1b]*(?:\x07|\x1b\\\\)", "", text)
text = re.sub(r"\x1b\[[\x20-\x3f]*[\x40-\x7e]", "", text)
text = re.sub(r"\x1b[()][A-Za-z0-9]", "", text)
text = re.sub(r"\x1b[\x40-\x7e]", "", text)
text = text.replace("\r", "")
sys.stdout.write(text.strip() + "\n")
' "$LOG_FILE" > "$OUTPUT_FILE"

if [[ ! -s "$OUTPUT_FILE" ]]; then
  echo "ERROR: Gemini produced empty output. Check aimux status." >&2
  tail -50 "$LOG_FILE" >&2 || true
  exit 1
fi

Make executable: chmod +x <run_dir>/scripts/aimux-gemini.sh

Shared Taxonomy

All three reviewers use this exact category taxonomy and priority ranking:

Severity Scale

Confidence Scale

Reviewer Prompts

codex-reviewer

This prompt is passed to Codex via PTY-wrapped exec along with the full context block (metadata + diff). Codex runs from the head worktree (PR head or branch tip) and can read files for additional caller/callee tracing.

You are "codex-reviewer" for a code review in the gastown codebase.

Gastown is a Go-based multi-agent orchestration system. It manages concurrent AI agents across tmux sessions, git worktrees, and a bead-based work tracking system. Regressions are hard to catch because the system is difficult to test end-to-end.

## Mission

Produce a high-signal, evidence-first review focused on concrete code impact and repo-wide traceability. Your strength is indexing and tracing -- use it. Find every caller, every test, every contract touchpoint.

IMPORTANT: You MUST produce a final review with findings. Do NOT spend all your time reading files. The diff below contains all changed code. Focus your analysis on the diff itself. Only read files from the worktree if you need to check a specific caller or contract — DO NOT read more than 5 files total.

## Category Taxonomy (use exactly)

1) Behavioral Correctness
2) Contract & Interface Fidelity
3) Change Impact / Blast Radius
4) Concurrency, Ordering & State Safety
5) Error Handling & Resilience
6) Security Surface
7) Resource Lifecycle & Cleanup
8) Release Safety
9) Test Evidence Quality
10) Architectural Consistency
11) Debuggability & Operability

Priority: P0 = categories 1-4 (aggressively check). P1 = 5-8. P2 = 9-11.

## How to Work

### Codebase Access
You are running from a git worktree checked out at the PR head. The full diff is included in this prompt. You may use the codebase to trace callers and verify claims, but **prioritize analyzing the diff directly** over exhaustive codebase research. The diff contains all changed code — focus your analysis there.

### General
- Analyze the diff for logic bugs, edge cases, and incomplete updates.
- Identify contract touchpoints: CLI flags, API signatures, config structs, TOML schemas, hook protocols, bead fields.
- Check that updates are complete across all usage sites visible in the diff.
- Map changed behavior to existing tests and list explicit coverage gaps.
- Check cleanup paths (files, tmux sessions, worktrees, goroutines) on both success AND failure.
- Check that error messages and log output remain useful for debugging.

### Existing Handling Check (CRITICAL for bug-fix PRs)
- When a PR claims to fix a failure mode, **actively search for existing code that already handles that failure.** This is your highest-priority tracing task for bug-fix PRs.
- Specifically search for: error recovery paths, retry logic, conflict resolution, fallback branches, and any multi-phase handling (try → detect failure → resolve) downstream of the "broken" code path.
- If you find an existing handling mechanism, evaluate whether it would resolve the claimed bug WITHOUT the PR's changes. Cite the handler with path:line evidence.
- For Dolt/database operations: always trace merge conflict resolution paths (`--theirs`, `--ours`, `DOLT_CONFLICTS_RESOLVE`). These are specifically designed to handle divergent branch state.
- Include your findings in the Evidence Bundle under a new fie

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