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require-valid-agent-nickname-candidates

Require custom-agent nickname_candidates to be a non-empty array of unique supported names.

Rule catalog ID: R023

Targeted pattern scope

  • **/.codex/agents/*.toml

What this rule reports

  • Codex custom-agent nickname candidates must be unique.
  • nickname_candidates must be a non-empty string array using only ASCII letters, digits, spaces, hyphens, and underscores.

Why this rule exists

Require custom-agent nickname_candidates to be a non-empty array of unique supported names.

❌ Incorrect

A file in the targeted scope that produces any diagnostic listed above is incorrect for this rule.

✅ Correct

A file is correct when it uses the documented Codex structure and produces no diagnostic from this rule.

Behavior and migration notes

Included in:

  • codex.configs.recommended
  • codex.configs.strict
  • codex.configs.all

ESLint flat config example

The preset layers supply the correct Markdown, TOML, or JSON language configuration. Override the rule only in a later matching flat-config entry:

import codex from "@typpi/eslint-plugin-codex";

export default [
...codex.configs.recommended,
{
rules: { "codex/require-valid-agent-nickname-candidates": "error" },
},
];

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