AI PROMPT

10 Tips for Using Codex Efficiently

Practical ideas for context management, reviews, AGENTS.md, and reusing skills.

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  1. Side chat / side: Ask temporary questions without interrupting the main task.
  2. More details: Select text to request additional explanation of the relevant part.
  3. Plan mode / plan: When the steps are unclear, agree on a plan before executing.
  4. Goal mode / goal: Define the desired outcome and keep moving toward it.
  5. Code review / review: Inspect changes for bugs and unintended effects on existing features.
  6. Status / status: Check conversation state and context usage.
  7. Compact / compact: Condense a long conversation while preserving the active task.
  8. Fork / fork: Keep the original conversation while exploring another approach in a branch.
  9. Project conventions: Put persistent project guidance in AGENTS.md so it can be reused.
  10. Reusable skills: Package proven, repeatable workflows as Skills.