Codex's .git Directory Design Sparks Backlash

_xjdr · x · 2026-07-11

A user reported an engineering issue directly to the Codex team: creating a new, empty, read-only .git/ directory during every sandbox operation breaks numerous existing toolchains.

The author strongly advises against this approach, noting that it would cause "unbelievable" compatibility damage.

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