# Work On

> Pick up a GitHub issue and run the full investigate-build-review-merge pipeline for Forge from Codex.

- Skill: `rapiercraftstudios/work-on` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 3 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add rapiercraftstudios/work-on`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/rapiercraftstudios/work-on/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: DevOps & Infra
- Author: rapiercraftstudios (https://skillmd.com/u/rapiercraftstudios)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/rapiercraftstudios/work-on

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# Forge Repo Adapter: work-on

Use `commands/work-on.md` as the authoritative state-machine source, but apply the Forge repo overrides below when running from Codex in this repository.

## Repo Resolution Override

Inside the Forge repo, resolve issue targets like this unless the user explicitly prefixes another project:

| Input | Repo |
|---|---|
| `123`, `#123`, `next`, empty | `RapierCraftStudios/forgedock` |
| `forge:123` | `RapierCraftStudios/forgedock` |

Satellite prefixes (e.g. `mcp:5`, `sdk:12`) are project-specific and defined in `forge.yaml → repos.satellites`. See `commands/work-on.md` Phase 0B for multi-repo routing.

For Forge repo issues, set:
- `GH_REPO=RapierCraftStudios/forgedock`
- `GH_FLAG=--repo RapierCraftStudios/forgedock`
- `REPO_PATH=/home/mrdubey/projects/forgedock`
- `STAGING_BRANCH=staging`
- `DEFAULT_BRANCH=main`

## Codex Runtime Overrides

- Treat any `.claude/worktrees/...` example path in the shared command spec as `.codex/worktrees/...` for Codex execution in this repo.
- Create and reuse worktrees under `/home/mrdubey/projects/forgedock/.codex/worktrees`.
- Prefer `gh api repos/{GH_REPO}/issues/{NUMBER}/comments` for comment reads instead of `gh issue view --comments`.
- Treat GitHub Project-board sync as best-effort only for Forge issues. Do not block the pipeline if Forge-specific board/component mappings are absent.
- Create missing `workflow:*` labels on demand if the Forge repo does not already have them.

## Forge Repo File Scope

When the shared workflow says to inspect domain files, prioritize Forge repo files instead:
- `commands/**/*.md`
- `docs/**/*.md`
- `scripts/**/*.sh`
- `install.sh`, `install-codex.sh`, `update.sh`
- `AGENTS.md`, `CLAUDE.md`, `CHANGELOG.md`
- `.agents/skills/**/*.md`

## Subcommand Mapping

When `commands/work-on.md` invokes nested skills, use these Codex adapters:
- `work-on:investigate` -> repo-local `.agents/skills/work-on/investigate/SKILL.md`
- `work-on:build` -> repo-local `.agents/skills/work-on/build/SKILL.md`
- `work-on:review` -> repo-local `.agents/skills/work-on/review/SKILL.md`
- `work-on:close` -> installed `forge-work-on-close`
- `work-on:decompose` -> installed `forge-work-on-decompose`

If an installed `forge-*` skill exists for the nested command, use it. Otherwise read the referenced shared command file directly and continue manually.

## Execution Rule

Preserve the shared Forge behavior from `commands/work-on.md`: GitHub state is the memory layer, `FORGE:*` comments remain machine-readable, and the routing loop continues until an explicit terminal condition is reached.