Research Before Setting Goals: Better Codex Usage
majidmanzarpour · x · 2026-07-14
A user shared a practical tip for using Codex: let Codex do research first, then use setgoal to establish the target, rather than jumping straight into /goal.
They noted that this approach significantly improves prompt quality and subsequent outputs. Their standard workflow is:
- Gather requirements and conduct research;
- Once the information is organized, call setgoal;
- Let Codex proceed with a much clearer objective.
This is a workflow optimization tip aimed at helping users better drive coding agents.
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