User feedback: Codex's multi-agent opacity hinders daily adoption compared to Cursor
bclavie · x · 2026-08-24
A user notes that OpenAI's Codex treats multi-agent operations (subagents, Ultra) as a 'black box' compared to Cursor (CC), where one can constantly chat with the 'orchestrator'. This lack of transparency is the primary factor preventing the user from adopting Codex as a daily driver.
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