LazyBridge

Build Python pipelines with Claude Code and Codex as engines. Swap the engine while keeping tools and application state; let one engine write and the other review. Agent = Engine + Tools + State is the shared contract.

from lazybridge import Agent, ClaudeCodeEngine, CodexEngine, Memory, Session, Store

def project_status() -> str:
    """Return this example project's status."""
    return "The draft is ready for review."

state = dict(tools=[project_status], memory=Memory(), store=Store(), session=Session())
claude = Agent(name="claude", engine=ClaudeCodeEngine(), **state)
codex = Agent(name="codex", engine=CodexEngine(), **state)
assert claude.memory is codex.memory
assert claude.store is codex.store
assert claude.session is codex.session

Functions, agents and Plan-backed pipelines enter through tools=[...]. LLMEngine calls provider APIs; Plan runs a deterministic DAG; human engines handle approval and supervision. Every agent returns an Envelope.

Install and authenticate

Python 3.11 or later:

python -m pip install "lazybridge[claude-code]==1.8.4"

Install and sign in to the local coding runtimes using the Claude Code guide and Codex guide. Codex needs its CLI, with no Python SDK extra. With a subscription login, coding runtimes use the account's plan quota; the adapters reuse the configured authentication and do not force a billing path. For provider APIs, install the matching extra (anthropic, openai, google, deepseek, litellm) and configure that provider's credentials.

One writes, the other reviews

from lazybridge import Agent, ClaudeCodeEngine, CodexEngine

reviewer = Agent(name="codex-reviewer", engine=CodexEngine(
    system='Start with "approved" or "rejected: <reason>". Check boundary cases.',
))
writer = Agent(name="claude-writer", engine=ClaudeCodeEngine(),
               verify=reviewer, max_verify=3)
result = writer("Draft a function that blocks weekend deployment.")
print(result.text())

verify= is configured on the Agent. Rejection supplies feedback for the next attempt; max_verify counts total attempts. Exhaustion returns the final draft even when rejected. Use deterministic tests and explicit acceptance records before shipping. See the full Claude Code writes, Codex reviews guide.

Native history can survive a process restart: Claude has persist_session / session_id, Codex has persist_thread / thread_id, and both support session_alias through SessionRegistry. Python Memory, Store and Session can be reused when changing engines; a native Claude transcript cannot migrate into a Codex thread.

LazyTools connects the work

LazyTools is the integration layer:

• Code bridge: detached repository jobs, durable approvals, results and tier-based opposite-engine review.
• MCP server: code-support tools, projects and connectors.
• Projects: plans, claims, contracts and acceptance evidence in a shared Store.

Its distribution is lazytoolkit; its Python namespace is lazytools. Core MCP/gateway shims were removed in 0.9. Follow the LazyTools installation instructions rather than importing those removed modules.

Code computes results; the LLM reads them. Deterministic gates decide what may ship. Quota routing chooses from eligible tier rungs; the quota routing benchmark is in progress, with no comparative metrics published here.

Documentation and status

This README targets 1.8.4. The core public API is Stable; coding engines and extensions have their own boundaries. LazyTools 0.10.1 declares Alpha. See the maturity table and CHANGELOG.

• Quickstart
• Coding agents and engine differences
• Recipes and API reference
• For LLM assistants
• Website and working projects

For development, install .[test,docs], run python -m pytest, and build with python -m mkdocs build --strict. The default suite excludes live model calls and heavy rendering. CONTRIBUTING describes the checks.

The longer design rationale and worked examples live in Why LazyBridge (recursive pipelines, validation, review and exporters), the comparison, and the documentation map. This keeps the README focused while preserving those explanations in the guides.

Issues and contributions are welcome through the repository. See SECURITY.md for disclosure and LICENSE for Apache 2.0 terms. LazyBridge is designed by selvaz with Claude Code and Codex used as implementation partners under the owner's direction.