Codex Field Guide for builders

A practical, bilingual guide to using Codex for real software work: understanding projects, changing code, reviewing diffs, debugging failures, and building repeatable workflows.

  1. $ codex "inspect the current site structure"
  2. read routes, content, and build config
  3. generate multiple accessible content pages
  4. prerender and verify URLs

Codex topics with enough depth to read and review

Each article is a separate URL with structured paragraphs, practical guidance, and related reading.

Foundation

Codex basics

Understand Codex as a coding agent, the tasks it is suited for, and the boundaries that keep results reviewable.

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Surface

CLI

A practical guide to terminal-first Codex work: repository inspection, command execution, verification, and handoff summaries.

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Surface

Codex app

How to use the Codex app for planning, browser checks, documents, multi-agent review, and longer engineering tasks.

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Practice

Prompting

Prompt patterns that reduce ambiguity: task frames, evidence requirements, acceptance checks, and reviewable output.

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Customization

AGENTS.md

How to store durable repository instructions, commands, review standards, and boundaries in AGENTS.md.

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Customization

Skills

How to use skills to package repeatable instructions, references, assets, and scripts for consistent Codex behavior.

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Integration

MCP

How Model Context Protocol connections help Codex work with live tools, private data, repositories, docs, tickets, and environment-specific actions.

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Practice

Code review

A review workflow for finding behavioral regressions, missing tests, risk, and unclear implementation choices.

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Practice

Debugging

A debugging pattern based on reproduction, evidence, minimal cause, targeted fix, and verification.

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Operations

Security

How to think about permissions, risky commands, external tools, and review boundaries when Codex acts in a repository.

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Practice

Workflows

End-to-end patterns for feature work, migration, frontend changes, documentation, and release support.

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