start-zellij-session-for-task

name	start-zellij-session-for-task
description	Start a detached zellij session for a tracker-linked or natural-language task, and launch Codex as the default shell with an initial `$start-new-task ...` handoff prompt.

Start Zellij Session For Task

Use the repo-managed start-zellij-session-for-task helper when the user wants to spin up a side task in its own zellij session without hijacking the current terminal. This skill intentionally launches a detached Codex session because the requested workflow is Codex-based.

Invocation

$start-zellij-session-for-task <linear url|linear id|github issue url|task description>
/start-zellij-session-for-task <linear url|linear id|github issue url|task description>

Optional target override:

$start-zellij-session-for-task --target ml <...>

Raw Codex fallback:

$start-zellij-session-for-task --no-codex-app-notify <...>

Supported targets:

• here (default)
• ml
• arya
• agent

Command

start-zellij-session-for-task --project-root "<project-root>" <user input>

If the user explicitly names a machine, pass --target ml|arya|agent. Otherwise default to here.

Behavior

• Resolves tracker and slug context with the shared task-status resolver.
• Uses the resolved task slug as the zellij session name unless overridden.
• Uses [TRACKER-ID] as the tab name when a tracker is present.
• Launches Codex through codex-app-notify-session by default so attaching lands on the live Codex UI and request_user_input prompts can produce WhatsApp/Gmail notifications through the App Server proxy.
• Use --no-codex-app-notify only for fallback/debug work when the target host does not yet have the App Server notification wrappers available.
• Uses the current machine's default Codex profile instead of forcing a profile override.
• Clears inherited CODEX_* session metadata before starting the child Codex process.
• Seeds the child interactive Codex session with the exact initial prompt:
  • $start-new-task <original input>
• Uses codex-app-notify-session --dangerously-bypass-approvals-and-sandbox, preserving the current CLI equivalent of the historical --yolo shorthand while routing through the App Server notification proxy.
• Prints the launched session name, target, attach hint, initial prompt, and any available zellij web link.
• For remote targets, fails early if the resolved project root does not exist on the target host.

Notes

• This helper intentionally does not switch the current terminal into the new session.
• Remote targets reuse the same host-selection defaults as work-ml, work-arya, and work-agent.
• If a session with the same name already exists, stop and surface the collision instead of launching a second Codex run into it.
• Use --dry-run only when the user wants to inspect the resolved launch plan without starting the session.
• If the helper reports that codex-app-notify-session is unavailable, either update botfiles on that target host or rerun with --no-codex-app-notify as an explicit raw-Codex fallback.