Jia-Ethan/codex-keysmith

Codex-keysmith solves a specific operational problem: when you are deploying Codex instruction files at scale across multiple repos or environments, the version-coupling and lack of safe rollout tooling becomes genuinely annoying. This project gives you dry-run mode so you can see what will change before it lands, automatic backups before each deployment, hook isolation to prevent one bad config from cascading, and a recovery mechanism when things go sideways. That is a more serious operational posture than most CLI tooling in this space bothers to ship. The version-independence claim is the part worth testing — Codex instruction formats have shifted and anything that abstracts that away has real value for teams that do not want to chase the API surface every month. Reservation: the project is early and the docs need to be read closely before trusting the recovery path in production. -> Best for: AI engineer or technical PM managing Codex configurations across multiple repos