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nulightjens/rocket-fuel-skill — explained in plain English

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In one sentence

A Claude Code skill that runs Claude Fable 5 and OpenAI Codex as co-founders, arguing over a plan before Codex builds and Fable verifies it.

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    What it does
      Fable plans and reviews
      Codex builds and reports
      Adversarial same page meeting
    Tech stack
      Claude Code
      Claude Fable 5
      OpenAI Codex
    Modes
      Full kickoff
      Codebase audit
      Plan review
      Scoped task
    Output
      SAME-PAGE-LOG.md
      PLAN.md
    Audience
      Claude Code users
      Vibe coders

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Kick off a new feature with an interview, adversarial plan review, and a Codex build verified by Fable.

USE CASE 2

Audit a messy codebase and get a ranked list of issues to choose from before fixing.

USE CASE 3

Have Codex attack an existing plan file read-only until it approves it.

USE CASE 4

Get a single scoped feature built by Codex and diff-reviewed by Fable.

What is it built with?

Claude CodeClaude Fable 5OpenAI Codex

How does it compare?

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Setup difficultyeasyhardeasy
Complexity2/54/51/5
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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

Requires installing the Codex CLI and Claude Code, and logging into a ChatGPT account.

Use freely for any purpose, including commercial use, as long as you keep the copyright notice.

So what is it?

Rocket Fuel is a Claude Code skill that runs two different AI models together as if they were co-founders working on the same project. Claude Fable 5 plays the role of the Visionary: it interviews the user, writes the plan, sets the standards for the work, and reviews the finished result. OpenAI Codex plays the Integrator: it filters that plan down, pushes back on anything that looks like unnecessary scope, builds the actual code inside its own sandboxed environment, and reports back honestly on what it did. The idea is based on the Visionary and Integrator operating system described in the book Rocket Fuel by Gino Wickman and Mark C. Winters. Before any code gets written, the two models argue with each other in a structured, bounded meeting, and only once they reach a stated verdict of being on the same page does building actually begin. The user only makes three real decisions during a run: answering the interview questions, breaking rare ties if the two models get stuck disagreeing, and approving the final commit. The skill supports a few different modes depending on plain-English instructions. A full kickoff runs the whole interview, plan review, build, and verification cycle for a new feature. Telling it a repository is messy triggers a codebase audit that produces a ranked list of issues for the user to choose from before fixing. Pointing it at an existing plan file has Codex attack that plan without making changes until it approves it. A narrower request, like adding one specific feature, gets built by Codex and then checked by Fable. Every argument between the two models during a run is saved to a log file in the repository, alongside the plan file, so the reasoning stays visible after the fact. Installing it requires the Codex command line tool, Claude Code, and git. It is released under the MIT license.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Run /rocket-fuel to build me a new feature and walk me through the interview questions.
Prompt 2
Use /rocket-fuel to audit this messy repo and give me a ranked list of fixes.
Prompt 3
Have /rocket-fuel review my PLAN.md file and tell me what Codex objects to.
Prompt 4
Explain how the Visionary and Integrator roles argue before any code gets written.

Frequently asked questions

What is rocket-fuel-skill?

A Claude Code skill that runs Claude Fable 5 and OpenAI Codex as co-founders, arguing over a plan before Codex builds and Fable verifies it.

What license does rocket-fuel-skill use?

Use freely for any purpose, including commercial use, as long as you keep the copyright notice.

How hard is rocket-fuel-skill to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is rocket-fuel-skill for?

Mainly vibe coder.

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