From 04c3b29a968d62eac1a4123cf03606fc667c2d14 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Craig Jennings <c@cjennings.net>
Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2026 16:40:07 -0500
Subject: feat(launcher): add ai --runtime for choosing the agent CLI

The ai launcher can now start codex sessions: --runtime claude|codex (or AI_RUNTIME), a runtime-to-CLI map with local reserved behind a clear error until the local-model evaluation picks a CLI, and a runtime-aware dependency check. A new --print-launch mode prints the pane launch command without touching tmux or fzf, and is the seam the six new bats tests drive. Both current CLIs take the opening line as a positional prompt, so only the command name varies.
---
 claude-templates/bin/ai | 98 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 84 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

(limited to 'claude-templates/bin/ai')

diff --git a/claude-templates/bin/ai b/claude-templates/bin/ai
index 994dc1f..c09faab 100755
--- a/claude-templates/bin/ai
+++ b/claude-templates/bin/ai
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# ai — Claude Code session launcher (unified aix + hey)
+# ai — agent session launcher (unified aix + hey)
 #
 # Usage:
 #   ai                 Select one or more projects via fzf and open each in
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@
 #                      in the 'ai' session (new window or switch to existing).
 #                      Use '.' for current directory. Git prep per dir.
 #
+#   ai --runtime <rt>  Launch with a different agent CLI: claude (default) or
+#                      codex. 'local' is reserved for a local-LLM CLI, pending
+#                      the model evaluation. Also settable via AI_RUNTIME.
+#
 #   ai --attach        Attach to the existing 'ai' session without changes.
 #
 #   ai -h | --help     Show this help.
@@ -25,7 +29,25 @@
 # would kill the script.
 
 SESSION="ai"
-CLAUDE_CMD="claude"
+RUNTIME="${AI_RUNTIME:-claude}"
+
+# Map the runtime name to the agent CLI a pane launches. Both current CLIs
+# take the opening instructions as a positional prompt, so only the command
+# name varies; a runtime whose CLI needs different plumbing gets its own case.
+resolve_agent_cmd() {
+  case "$RUNTIME" in
+    claude) AGENT_CMD="claude" ;;
+    codex)  AGENT_CMD="codex" ;;
+    local)
+      echo "ai: the 'local' runtime is reserved but not wired yet (pending the local-model evaluation) — valid runtimes: claude, codex" >&2
+      exit 2
+      ;;
+    *)
+      echo "ai: unknown runtime '$RUNTIME' — valid runtimes: claude, codex" >&2
+      exit 2
+      ;;
+  esac
+}
 
 # Run in the pane's shell just before Claude launches. `stty susp undef` clears
 # the tty's SIGTSTP (C-z) character for this pane only, so an accidental C-z is
@@ -50,12 +72,14 @@ usage() {
   exit 0
 }
 
-for cmd in fzf tmux claude; do
-  if ! command -v "$cmd" &>/dev/null; then
-    echo "ai: $cmd is not installed" >&2
-    exit 1
-  fi
-done
+check_deps() {
+  for cmd in fzf tmux "$AGENT_CMD"; do
+    if ! command -v "$cmd" &>/dev/null; then
+      echo "ai: $cmd is not installed" >&2
+      exit 1
+    fi
+  done
+}
 
 # ---------- shared helpers ----------
 
@@ -73,7 +97,7 @@ create_window() {
   wid=$(tmux new-window -a -t "$SESSION:{end}" -n "$name" -c "$dir" -P -F '#{window_id}')
   sleep 0.1
   instructions=$(build_instructions "$name")
-  tmux send-keys -t "$wid" "${LAUNCH_PREFIX}$CLAUDE_CMD \"$instructions\"" Enter
+  tmux send-keys -t "$wid" "${LAUNCH_PREFIX}$AGENT_CMD \"$instructions\"" Enter
   echo "$wid"
 }
 
@@ -319,7 +343,7 @@ single_mode() {
     local instructions
     wid=$(tmux new-session -d -s "$SESSION" -n "$name" -c "$dir" -P -F '#{window_id}')
     instructions=$(build_instructions "$name")
-    tmux send-keys -t "$wid" "${LAUNCH_PREFIX}$CLAUDE_CMD \"$instructions\"" Enter
+    tmux send-keys -t "$wid" "${LAUNCH_PREFIX}$AGENT_CMD \"$instructions\"" Enter
   fi
 
   sort_windows
@@ -379,7 +403,7 @@ multi_mode() {
     local instructions
     first_wid=$(tmux new-session -d -s "$SESSION" -n "$name" -c "$dir" -P -F '#{window_id}')
     instructions=$(build_instructions "$name")
-    tmux send-keys -t "$first_wid" "${LAUNCH_PREFIX}$CLAUDE_CMD \"$instructions\"" Enter
+    tmux send-keys -t "$first_wid" "${LAUNCH_PREFIX}$AGENT_CMD \"$instructions\"" Enter
     for entry in "${selected[@]:1}"; do
       dir="${entry/#\~/$HOME}"
       name="$(basename "$dir")"
@@ -403,12 +427,58 @@ multi_mode() {
   attach_session
 }
 
+# Print the launch command a real run would send to the pane, then exit.
+# Exists for the launcher's bats tests: exercises runtime resolution and the
+# opening line with no tmux or fzf involved.
+print_launch_mode() {
+  local arg="$1" dir name
+  dir="$(cd "$arg" 2>/dev/null && pwd)" || { echo "ai: cannot access '$arg'" >&2; exit 1; }
+  if [ ! -f "$dir/.ai/protocols.org" ]; then
+    echo "ai: $dir has no .ai/protocols.org — not an agent-template project" >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  name="$(basename "$dir")"
+  printf '%s "%s"\n' "$AGENT_CMD" "$(build_instructions "$name")"
+  exit 0
+}
+
 # ---------- dispatch ----------
 
+print_launch=""
+while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
+  case "$1" in
+    -h|--help)
+      usage
+      ;;
+    --runtime)
+      [ -z "${2:-}" ] && { echo "ai: --runtime needs a value — valid runtimes: claude, codex" >&2; exit 2; }
+      RUNTIME="$2"
+      shift 2
+      ;;
+    --runtime=*)
+      RUNTIME="${1#--runtime=}"
+      shift
+      ;;
+    --print-launch)
+      print_launch=1
+      shift
+      ;;
+    *)
+      break
+      ;;
+  esac
+done
+
+resolve_agent_cmd
+
+if [ -n "$print_launch" ]; then
+  [ $# -eq 0 ] && { echo "ai: --print-launch needs a project directory" >&2; exit 2; }
+  print_launch_mode "$1"
+fi
+
+check_deps
+
 case "${1:-}" in
-  -h|--help)
-    usage
-    ;;
   --attach)
     attach_mode
     ;;
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