codex-command-center: Instructions file for Codex

Codex Command Center Repository Guidelines

Purpose

• This repository contains Codex Command Center, a Windows-first Tauri 2 + React + TypeScript desktop application for organizing local Codex engineering work.
• Keep the product Codex-only. Do not add Claude, Gemini, generic provider switching, OAuth provider management, remote SSH orchestration, cloud sync, telemetry, accounts, or marketplace features.

Product Model

• The primary workflow is Project -> Task -> Codex Session -> File Changes -> Result.
• Projects are local folder references only. Do not copy project source code into application storage.
• Tasks are lightweight engineering objectives with Planned, Active, Completed, and Blocked statuses.
• Codex sessions are indexed as external local history. Do not mutate Codex session files.
• Git review should stay lightweight: branch, staged and unstaged files, diff, stage, unstage, and commit.

Architecture

• Frontend: src/ with React and TypeScript.
• Native shell: src-tauri/ with Rust commands for filesystem, process, Git, Codex, Skills, and MCP discovery.
• Storage: local JSON state under the user local app data directory. SQLite may be introduced only if the data model outgrows JSON.
• Keep native commands small and explicit. Avoid adding background services or long-running supervisors.

UI Rules

• English-only UI and repository-facing text.
• Use restrained desktop-native styling: dark, dense, readable, subtle borders, clear spacing.
• Do not build an IDE, code editor, terminal emulator, chat client, or advanced Git client.
• Do not show raw secrets, tokens, API keys, or stack traces in normal UI.
• Error messages should be understandable, for example: "Codex CLI was not found." or "This directory is not a Git repository."

Implementation Rules

• Prefer small, direct data structures over framework-heavy abstractions.
• Keep task organization more prominent than raw session browsing.
• Keep all functionality local-first. Do not send project paths, source code, sessions, Git diffs, or configuration to external services.
• Use existing package scripts from package.json.
• Do not create generated reports, screenshots, or build artifacts in the repository unless explicitly requested.

Validation

• For ordinary changes run the narrowest useful checks, usually npm run build.
• For native changes, also run npm run tauri:build when Rust/Cargo and Tauri prerequisites are available.
• If Rust/Cargo is unavailable, report that clearly instead of claiming the Tauri build passed.

Git

• Do not commit, tag, push, merge, or rewrite history unless explicitly requested.
• Preserve unrelated user changes.
• Keep changes focused on the requested product direction.