6 Rules to Make Grok, Codex, and Claude Code Work Together

PawelHuryn · x · 2026-08-17

The author shares proven rules for orchestrating Grok 4.6, Codex, and Claude Code in a coding workflow:

Core Rules

Roles: Grok builds, Codex reviews, Claude orchestrates/judges.
No Self-Review: A model cannot reliably review its own code. If a change is too small for a separate round, skip the review.
Peer Briefing: Provide goals and constraints, not tickets. Let the model decide the structure.
File-Based Brief: Always put instructions in a file and specify the working directory to avoid context confusion.
Iterate 3–8 Turns: Don't stop after the first draft; treat the agent like a peer.
Human Verification: Never trust the model's claim that tests pass; run them yourself.

Implementation

Grok: grok --prompt-file brief.md --always-approve --cwd /path/to/repo. Use flags like --max-turns to bound scope.
Codex: codex exec -s workspace-write -c modelreasoningeffort=high "$(cat brief.md)".
Review Round: Always start a fresh session. Tell it only where the code is and what it does; do not share previous checklists. Focus on new defects introduced by the diff.

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