| name | codex-dream-skin |
| description | Apply, launch, verify, repair, update, or restore a full decorative skin for the Windows Codex desktop app. Use when the user asks for a Codex theme that goes beyond official color settings, wants the pink-purple Dream/Fiona-style interface, needs the skin reapplied after a Codex update, or needs a safe rollback without modifying WindowsApps or app.asar. |
Codex Dream Skin
Apply a reversible renderer skin through Chromium DevTools Protocol while launching the official Store-installed Codex executable. Never replace or take ownership of files under WindowsApps.
Workflow
- Run
scripts/install-dream-skin.ps1 once to set the matching official base colors and create launch/restore shortcuts.
- Run
scripts/start-dream-skin.ps1. Add -RestartExisting only when the user authorized restarting an already-open Codex app.
- Run
scripts/verify-dream-skin.ps1 -ScreenshotPath <absolute-path> after launch. Treat a missing hero, native composer, sidebar skin, or injection marker as failure. The native suggestion count is responsive and may be two to four.
- Inspect the screenshot against
references/qa-inventory.md. Verify both the home screen and a normal task before signing off.
- Run
scripts/restore-dream-skin.ps1 for live removal. Add -Uninstall to delete shortcuts; add -RestoreBaseTheme when the user also wants the pre-install config backup restored.
Guardrails
- Preserve the official executable, package signature, user threads, pets, plugins, and authentication state.
- Do not use the full reference screenshot as a fake whole-window overlay. It is only a cropped hero/polaroid asset; all controls remain live Codex controls.
- Keep the reference image confined to the single top banner and decorative crop. Keep the cards below it as native Codex suggestion buttons with native labels/icons.
- Attach the "้ๆฉ้กน็ฎ" treatment to Codex's real project-selector toolbar and keep the current project button clickable; never draw a disconnected replacement.
- Keep decorative layers
pointer-events: none and keep real buttons, navigation, and composer above them.
- On app updates, rerun install and launch; the scripts discover the current Appx package dynamically.
- If port
9335 is occupied, choose another port consistently for start, verify, and restore.
- Keep the injection daemon running for navigation/reload resilience. Its state and logs live under
%LOCALAPPDATA%\CodexDreamSkin.
Resources
scripts/injector.mjs: CDP connection, renderer injection, verification, screenshot, and removal.assets/dream-skin.css: full visual layer.assets/renderer-inject.js: idempotent DOM integration and cleanup.assets/dream-reference.png: user-provided visual reference used only in cropped decorative regions.references/qa-inventory.md: required functional and visual signoff coverage.references/runtime-notes.md: troubleshooting and update behavior.
