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juhgiyo merged 2 commits into from
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Add --json flag to codex exec for structured output #12

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Add --json flag to codex exec for structured output
juhgiyo Mar 17, 2026
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Fix test for --json flag position in codex exec command
juhgiyo Mar 17, 2026
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3 changes: 3 additions & 0 deletions codex/wrapper/main.go
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Expand Up @@ -231,6 +231,9 @@ func cmdBuild(args []string) {
// Build codex command
cmd := []string{"codex", "exec"}

// JSON output for machine parsing (suppresses prompt echo)
cmd = append(cmd, "--json")

if ba.Task != "" {
cmd = append(cmd, ba.Task)
}
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6 changes: 3 additions & 3 deletions codex/wrapper/main_test.go
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Expand Up @@ -134,9 +134,9 @@ func TestCmdBuild_WithTaskAndModel(t *testing.T) {

cmd := result["cmd"].([]interface{})

// Task is positional after "codex exec"
if len(cmd) < 3 || cmd[2] != "fix the bug" {
t.Errorf("cmd[2] = %v, want %q", cmd[2], "fix the bug")
// Task is positional after "codex exec --json"
if len(cmd) < 4 || cmd[3] != "fix the bug" {
t.Errorf("cmd[3] = %v, want %q", cmd[3], "fix the bug")
}
assertSequence(t, cmd, "-m", "gpt-5.2-codex")
}
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