mitsuhiko Debates if AI Coding Models Need Extra System Prompts to Act

mitsuhiko · x · 2026-08-05

Armin Ronacher (mitsuhiko) discusses the underlying mechanics of tools like OpenAI Codex, suggesting his expectation that a capable model should start doing work autonomously without relying on extra system prompts or "nudges" injected by the harness framework.

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