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rexmod turns Superlogical's Rex into a review harness for coding agents

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rexmod turns Superlogical's Rex into a review harness for coding agents

3 Key Points

  1. What happened

    rexmod, an unofficial mod not made by Superlogical, patches your local Rex so its panel shows Last Turn, Uncommitted and Branch changes, opens files in Neovim, and sends your line comments back to agents including Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode and Pi.

  2. Why it matters

    the whole prompt-change-review-feedback loop stays in one Rex window, so a user can see exactly what the agent changed and hand review notes back without switching tools, though the mod must be re-applied after each Rex update.

WHO IT HITSSoftware developers who run coding agents inside Rex on a Mac with Apple silicon can review agent edits and return comments in the same window; the setup requires Homebrew, and Codex users must trust hooks once via /hooks.

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Context & Analysis

Rex already runs coding agents, but its own surface does not record what an agent changed between turns or give a place to review that code. rexmod fills that gap by snapshotting the working tree when a message is sent and again when the agent finishes, so the panel can show Last Turn next to Uncommitted, Branch and a Files tree. Clicking a file opens it in Neovim at the changed line with LSP, completion and live diagnostics, and a Space r on a line or selection leaves a review comment.

The comments are the second half of the loop. They ride along with the user's next message to the agent as a short list of file:line, the code and the note, or go right away from the panel's comment badge. Because each note is tied to the agent pane it was written for, a multi-agent tab keeps notes with the right agent, and the agent name at the bottom of the panel doubles as a switch. The architecture is a Swift dylib for the panel plus a Go CLI that talks to Rex's API and keeps state under .git/rexmod, with the installer adding a weak load command and re-signing Rex ad hoc.

The trade-off is maintenance. Every Rex update needs a re-patch, and Codex users must trust hooks once with /hooks, while OpenCode needs a quit after installing so plugins load. A known limit appears with two Codex panes in the same repository: the notes stay pending rather than being sent to the wrong pane.

FAQ
Is rexmod made by Superlogical?
No. rexmod is an unofficial mod and is not made by or affiliated with Superlogical; it patches your local copy of Rex, and the uninstaller restores the official build.
Which coding agents does rexmod work with?
It supports Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode and Pi, hooking in through each agent's hooks, server plugin or extension.
What happens when Rex updates itself?
Sparkle cannot update a patched Rex, so rexmod turns Sparkle's checks off and its LaunchAgent downloads the official build, verifies its signature, patches it and asks you to reopen Rex.
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