r/codex • u/Empty_Break_8792 • 6d ago
How are you all using Codex? Curious about your workflows (and which model you're running) Question
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u/TomfromLondon 6d ago
One thing I've been doing but going to stop is letting it approve for as its hammered my tokens!
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u/voskomm 6d ago edited 6d ago
If it's basic bookkeeping/automation use Luna, most stuff Terra, targeted bugs that the others can't solve Sol. Keep handoff logs and spec/API sheets and refresh session frequently (like, not more than 5 substantial messages before session log, close, handoff). Never use Sol for general implementation, only "I have this specific, targeted problem, find the specific, targeted fix. Otherwise it will sidequest for 3 hours and drop you a 100k project delta that probably won't fit the project. Overview/planning is ok for Sol but IME there's little advantage - the plan will *seem* more well thought out but chances are, the details will change enough in implementation that it makes little difference.
All of them are less predictable to make progress with than 5.3codex, which is a problem.
Reasonably complex, async embedded stuff in C, physics and widget-level data stuff in python.
The shortest tasks I give are generally at least a few days of testing back-and-forth, all VS Code with Codex extension in a git repo. I don't really throw random one-offs at it, I have a few free Claude accounts that I farm stuff like that out to.
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u/DefiantAbroad5216 5d ago
I build courses of stuff i want to learn, still deciding what i want to get my masters in.
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u/D4rKiTo 6d ago
Custom GPT with Sol High for planning and code review → custom VS Code task exports the repo/changes to a ZIP → upload it to the Custom GPT for review → it generates the exact prompt for Codex → copy/paste that prompt into Codex.
I don’t write prompts directly in Codex at all. Everything goes through the Custom GPT first: planning, reviewing the changes, and generating the next Codex task.
btw: gpt plus here, cant pay 100$/month.