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paper-spine-ui

by wubing2023Frontend & Design

Launches the PaperSpine external terminal configuration UI for Codex and Claude Code. (internal /paperspine step)

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Install

Works with every agent the skills CLI supports.

npx skills add https://github.com/wubing2023/paperspine --skill paper-spine-ui
  1. 01

    Install

    Run the command in your project. The CLI asks which agents to install for.

  2. 02

    Describe the task

    Ask your agent for something this skill covers. It loads paper-spine-ui automatically when relevant.

  3. 03

    Review the result

    The agent follows the SKILL.md steps, scripts and references bundled with the skill.

SKILL.md

The instructions your agent reads when the skill is triggered.

PaperSpine UI

Use this branch whenever paper_spine_config.json is missing, incomplete, or the user asks to configure PaperSpine interactively.

Required Behavior

The supported interaction is a real terminal window launched by the installed launch_paperspine_ui.ps1 (resolve its absolute path under ~/.codex/skills/... or ~/.claude/skills/...). Do not run input()-based Python inside a hidden tool surface when the host cannot expose stdin.

In Claude Code, /paperspine must call this branch automatically when config is missing.

In Codex, launching this window opens a visible GUI/terminal, which Codex treats as an escalated action — request it with sandbox_permissions: require_escalated, or the window will not reliably appear. Launch the UI as the first action when config is missing; do not infer config from materials instead.

# Pass the ABSOLUTE path to the installed launcher. Codex/Claude run from the
# user's project folder, where `scripts/` does not exist, so a relative path is
# the most common reason the UI window never opens. Resolve the install dir:
$launcher = @(
  "$env:USERPROFILE\.codex\skills\paper-spine-ui\scripts\launch_paperspine_ui.ps1",
  "$env:USERPROFILE\.claude\skills\paper-spine-ui\scripts\launch_paperspine_ui.ps1",
  "$env:USERPROFILE\.codex\skills\paper-spine-intake\scripts\launch_paperspine_ui.ps1",
  "$env:USERPROFILE\.claude\skills\paper-spine-intake\scripts\launch_paperspine_ui.ps1"
) | Where-Object { Test-Path $_ } | Select-Object -First 1
powershell.exe -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File $launcher -OutputDir paper_rewriting_output

If no separate window appears (headless or sandboxed Codex with no interactive desktop), add -InPlace to run the wizard in the current terminal instead; if stdin is still not interactive, fall back to numbered menus or native questions. Never silently skip configuration.

The UI writes:

paper_rewriting_output/paper_spine_config.json
paper_rewriting_output/paper_spine_config.md

UI Contract

  • Open a separate interactive terminal window when possible.
  • Provide a full-screen terminal UI when a real Windows terminal is available: centered welcome screen, white ridge wordmark, readable field/option panels, and a stable 30% field list plus 70% detail panel.
  • Use Up/Down for field navigation, Left/Right for choice fields, Enter for text/list editing, S to save, and Q to quit.
  • Show only one active field's reasoning and value details on the right panel; do not dump a long JSON-like checklist into the chat.
  • Fall back to numbered terminal menus only when arrow-key UI is unavailable.
  • Use chat questions only when terminal execution is impossible.
  • Never require the user to manually write JSON.

Read references/interactive-intake.md for the question order and fallback template.

FAQ

What does the paper-spine-ui skill do?

Launches the PaperSpine external terminal configuration UI for Codex and Claude Code. (internal /paperspine step)

How do I install paper-spine-ui?

Run npx skills add https://github.com/wubing2023/paperspine --skill paper-spine-ui in your project. The skills CLI detects the agents you use and copies the skill into the right folder. For Claude Code you can also place the skill folder at ~/.claude/skills/paper-spine-ui/ (personal) or .claude/skills/paper-spine-ui/ (project).

Which AI agents can use paper-spine-ui?

Any agent that supports the open Agent Skills format (a folder with a SKILL.md file), including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Cline, OpenCode and more.

Is paper-spine-ui safe to install?

No partner security audit is available yet. Skills can run commands and scripts, so read the SKILL.md and any bundled files before installing.

Who maintains paper-spine-ui?

It is published by wubing2023 in wubing2023/paperspine. It has 204 recorded installs.

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