| name | codex-pair-pause |
| description | Pause the codex-pair PostToolUse hook for this project without removing the .codex-pair/context.md marker. Writes a .codex-pair/state/paused sentinel that the hook checks on every Edit/Write/MultiEdit. Use when you want to temporarily silence reviews — running a noisy refactor, dogfooding the hook itself, working on docs-only changes, etc. — and resume later with /codex-pair-resume. |
| user_invocable | true |
Pause codex-pair for this project
Pauses the codex-pair hook for the current project without removing the .codex-pair/context.md marker. The marker (and its project context) stays in place — only the temporary pause sentinel is written. Resume with /codex-pair-resume.
The hook may also pause itself automatically — on provider quota exhaustion or after
3 consecutive review failures — writing the same sentinel with a JSON body that
records why (kind, reason, resetHint). Manual and automatic pauses are resumed
the same way.
When to use
- Starting a noisy refactor where every edit would surface concerns you've already decided to accept
- Working on docs/comments/typos where review adds no value
- Dogfooding the hook itself (avoid recursive self-reviews)
- Burning down a known-issues list where you don't want codex re-flagging them on every save
For permanent disable, remove the .codex-pair/ directory instead (rm -rf .codex-pair/). For per-file/per-directory opt-out, use .codex-pair/ignore (gitignore-style globs).
Instructions
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Locate the .codex-pair/context.md marker by walking up from the current working directory (the project ROOT is the directory holding .codex-pair/). If no marker is found, inform the user: "codex-pair is not enabled in this project (no .codex-pair/context.md marker found). Nothing to pause."
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Create the pause sentinel:
mkdir -p <marker-dir>/.codex-pair/state
touch <marker-dir>/.codex-pair/state/paused
Replace <marker-dir> with the directory containing .codex-pair/.
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Confirm to the user with the marker directory path:
codex-pair paused for <marker-dir>
Resume with /codex-pair-resume (or `rm <marker-dir>/.codex-pair/state/paused`)
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If .gitignore in the marker directory does not already contain .codex-pair/, mention it as a suggestion (do not modify the user's .gitignore without asking).
