absolute-path-review-dispatch-guard

Prevent Codex/Gemini adversarial review dispatch failures caused by relative prompt-file paths and background workdir drift.

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Best use case

absolute-path-review-dispatch-guard is best used when you need a repeatable AI agent workflow instead of a one-off prompt.

Prevent Codex/Gemini adversarial review dispatch failures caused by relative prompt-file paths and background workdir drift.

Teams using absolute-path-review-dispatch-guard should expect a more consistent output, faster repeated execution, less prompt rewriting.

When to use this skill

  • You want a reusable workflow that can be run more than once with consistent structure.

When not to use this skill

  • You only need a quick one-off answer and do not need a reusable workflow.
  • You cannot install or maintain the underlying files, dependencies, or repository context.

Installation

Claude Code / Cursor / Codex

$curl -o ~/.claude/skills/absolute-path-review-dispatch-guard/SKILL.md --create-dirs "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vamseeachanta/workspace-hub/main/.agents/skills/software-development/absolute-path-review-dispatch-guard/SKILL.md"

Manual Installation

  1. Download SKILL.md from GitHub
  2. Place it in .claude/skills/absolute-path-review-dispatch-guard/SKILL.md inside your project
  3. Restart your AI agent — it will auto-discover the skill

How absolute-path-review-dispatch-guard Compares

Feature / Agentabsolute-path-review-dispatch-guardStandard Approach
Platform SupportNot specifiedLimited / Varies
Context Awareness High Baseline
Installation ComplexityUnknownN/A

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this skill do?

Prevent Codex/Gemini adversarial review dispatch failures caused by relative prompt-file paths and background workdir drift.

Where can I find the source code?

You can find the source code on GitHub using the link provided at the top of the page.

Related Guides

SKILL.md Source

# Absolute Path Review Dispatch Guard

Use this when dispatching adversarial plan/code reviews to Codex or Gemini via `terminal(background=true, pty=true)`.

## Problem
A prompt file can exist in the target repo, but the reviewer process still fails with:
- `cat: .planning/quick/review-<n>-prompt.md: No such file or directory`

This can happen even when:
- the file was successfully written,
- `find`/`ls` confirms it exists,
- and `terminal(workdir=...)` was set correctly.

## Root cause
In background PTY runs, Codex/Gemini may start with an effective working directory different from the requested repo `workdir`.
A real observed case:
- requested workdir: `/mnt/local-analysis/workspace-hub/worldenergydata`
- Codex startup banner reported: `/mnt/local-analysis/workspace-hub`

So relative prompt references like:
- `$(cat .planning/quick/review-342-prompt.md)`
can fail because they resolve from the wrong directory.

## Reliable pattern
1. Write the prompt file to a real repo path.
2. Verify it exists with `find` or `ls`.
3. Dispatch reviewers using absolute paths for:
   - prompt file
   - tee output file

Example:

```bash
codex exec "$(cat /mnt/local-analysis/workspace-hub/worldenergydata/.planning/quick/review-342-prompt.md)" \
  2>&1 | tee /mnt/local-analysis/workspace-hub/worldenergydata/.planning/quick/review-342-codex.out

gemini exec "$(cat /mnt/local-analysis/workspace-hub/worldenergydata/.planning/quick/review-342-prompt.md)" \
  2>&1 | tee /mnt/local-analysis/workspace-hub/worldenergydata/.planning/quick/review-342-gemini.out
```

## Verification steps
Before waiting on the process:
1. confirm prompt file exists at the absolute path
2. check initial process output for immediate `cat: ... No such file or directory`
3. if that error appears, kill and relaunch with absolute paths
4. do not assume the issue is the file write itself until you verify the reviewer startup workdir/path resolution

## Artifact rule
When a provider still fails after dispatch:
- save a canonical review artifact anyway
- mark verdict as `UNAVAILABLE` if no substantive review was produced
- include concrete failure reason and raw log path

## When this skill helps
- adversarial plan review waves
- adversarial implementation review waves
- any Codex/Gemini background CLI dispatch that reads prompt files with `$(cat ...)`

## Anti-pattern
Do not use repo-relative prompt paths in background reviewer commands just because `workdir` was set. That assumption is not reliable enough.

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