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What does the Hud skill do?

Show or configure the OMX HUD (two-layer statusline) It is listed under Coding & Dev Tools on SkillMD.

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Hud by tangchunwu — Agent Skill

Name: Hud
Rating: 4.666666666666667 (3 reviews)
Author: tangchunwu

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HUD Skill

The OMX HUD uses a two-layer architecture:

Layer 1 - Codex built-in statusLine: Real-time TUI footer showing model, git branch, and context usage. Configured via [tui] status_line in ~/.codex/config.toml. Zero code required.
Layer 2 - omx hud CLI command: Shows OMX-specific orchestration state (ralph, ultrawork, autopilot, team, pipeline, ecomode, turns). Reads .omx/state/ files.

Quick Commands

Command	Description
`omx hud`	Show current HUD (modes, turns, activity)
`omx hud --watch`	Live-updating display (polls every 1s)
`omx hud --json`	Raw state output for scripting
`omx hud --preset=minimal`	Minimal display
`omx hud --preset=focused`	Default display
`omx hud --preset=full`	All elements

Presets

minimal

[OMX] ralph:3/10 | turns:42

focused (default)

[OMX] ralph:3/10 | ultrawork | team:3 workers | turns:42 | last:5s ago

full

[OMX] ralph:3/10 | ultrawork | autopilot:execution | team:3 workers | pipeline:exec | turns:42 | last:5s ago | total-turns:156

Setup

omx setup automatically configures both layers:

Adds [tui] status_line to ~/.codex/config.toml (Layer 1)
Writes .omx/hud-config.json with default preset (Layer 2)
Default preset is focused; if HUD/statusline changes do not appear, restart Codex CLI once.

Layer 1: Codex Built-in StatusLine

Configured in ~/.codex/config.toml:

[tui]
status_line = ["model-with-reasoning", "git-branch", "context-remaining"]

Available built-in items (Codex CLI v0.101.0+): model-name, model-with-reasoning, current-dir, project-root, git-branch, context-remaining, context-used, five-hour-limit, weekly-limit, codex-version, context-window-size, used-tokens, total-input-tokens, total-output-tokens, session-id

Layer 2: OMX Orchestration HUD

The omx hud command reads these state files:

.omx/state/ralph-state.json - Ralph loop iteration
.omx/state/ultrawork-state.json - Ultrawork mode
.omx/state/autopilot-state.json - Autopilot phase
.omx/state/team-state.json - Team workers
.omx/state/pipeline-state.json - Pipeline stage
.omx/state/ecomode-state.json - Ecomode active
.omx/state/hud-state.json - Last activity (from notify hook)
.omx/metrics.json - Turn counts

Configuration

HUD config stored at .omx/hud-config.json:

{
  "preset": "focused"
}

Color Coding

Green: Normal/healthy
Yellow: Warning (ralph >70% of max)
Red: Critical (ralph >90% of max)

Troubleshooting

If the TUI statusline is not showing:

Ensure Codex CLI v0.101.0+ is installed
Run omx setup to configure [tui] section
Restart Codex CLI

If omx hud shows "No active modes":

This is expected when no workflows are running
Start a workflow (ralph, autopilot, etc.) and check again

---name: huddescription: Show or configure the OMX HUD (two-layer statusline)---# HUD SkillThe OMX HUD uses a two-layer architecture:1. **Layer 1 - Codex built-in statusLine**: Real-time TUI footer showing model, git branch, and context usage. Configured via `[tui] status_line` in `~/.codex/config.toml`. Zero code required.2. **Layer 2 - `omx hud` CLI command**: Shows OMX-specific orchestration state (ralph, ultrawork, autopilot, team, pipeline, ecomode, turns). Reads `.omx/state/` files.## Quick Commands| Command | Description ||---------|-------------|| `omx hud` | Show current HUD (modes, turns, activity) || `omx hud --watch` | Live-updating display (polls every 1s) || `omx hud --json` | Raw state output for scripting || `omx hud --preset=minimal` | Minimal display || `omx hud --preset=focused` | Default display || `omx hud --preset=full` | All elements |## Presets### minimal```[OMX] ralph:3/10 | turns:42```### focused (default)```[OMX] ralph:3/10 | ultrawork | team:3 workers | turns:42 | last:5s ago```### full```[OMX] ralph:3/10 | ultrawork | autopilot:execution | team:3 workers | pipeline:exec | turns:42 | last:5s ago | total-turns:156```## Setup`omx setup` automatically configures both layers:- Adds `[tui] status_line` to `~/.codex/config.toml` (Layer 1)- Writes `.omx/hud-config.json` with default preset (Layer 2)- Default preset is `focused`; if HUD/statusline changes do not appear, restart Codex CLI once.## Layer 1: Codex Built-in StatusLineConfigured in `~/.codex/config.toml`:```toml[tui]status_line = ["model-with-reasoning", "git-branch", "context-remaining"]```Available built-in items (Codex CLI v0.101.0+):`model-name`, `model-with-reasoning`, `current-dir`, `project-root`, `git-branch`, `context-remaining`, `context-used`, `five-hour-limit`, `weekly-limit`, `codex-version`, `context-window-size`, `used-tokens`, `total-input-tokens`, `total-output-tokens`, `session-id`## Layer 2: OMX Orchestration HUDThe `omx hud` command reads these state files:- `.omx/state/ralph-state.json` - Ralph loop iteration- `.omx/state/ultrawork-state.json` - Ultrawork mode- `.omx/state/autopilot-state.json` - Autopilot phase- `.omx/state/team-state.json` - Team workers- `.omx/state/pipeline-state.json` - Pipeline stage- `.omx/state/ecomode-state.json` - Ecomode active- `.omx/state/hud-state.json` - Last activity (from notify hook)- `.omx/metrics.json` - Turn counts## ConfigurationHUD config stored at `.omx/hud-config.json`:```json{ "preset": "focused"}```## Color Coding- **Green**: Normal/healthy- **Yellow**: Warning (ralph >70% of max)- **Red**: Critical (ralph >90% of max)## TroubleshootingIf the TUI statusline is not showing:1. Ensure Codex CLI v0.101.0+ is installed2. Run `omx setup` to configure `[tui]` section3. Restart Codex CLIIf `omx hud` shows "No active modes":- This is expected when no workflows are running- Start a workflow (ralph, autopilot, etc.) and check again

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