OpenAI’s Jason uses Codex to triage email, Slack, Linear, and long-running work
petergyang · x · 2026-07-27
A new interview with Jason, who works in DevEx at OpenAI, shows how he uses Codex across his workday: triaging email, setting priorities, building new skills from past sessions, and turning long-running projects into verifiable goals.
Examples from the interview include:
- Reading a week of Slack messages and creating a skill to mimic the user’s style
- Turning a thread into a daily “heartbeat” that checks email, Slack, and Linear
- Using Codex to find booking tickets and handle check-ins
The core point is that the remaining job is increasingly to describe what you want in precise words and let the AI execute the workflow.
Related event: OpenAI DevEx Shares Codex Daily Workflow(3 posts)→
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