Codex 'Persistent Mode' Leaked: Agents That Self-Generate Tasks
daniel_mac8 · x · 2026-08-28
The upcoming 'Persistent Mode' prompt for Codex has been found in its open-source repo. The mode promises a new level of reasoning effort, continuous operation until put to sleep, and the proactive generation of follow-up tasks. The author suggests this will work exceptionally well with GPT-Astra, a model reportedly trained specifically for long-horizon tasks.
Related event: OpenAI's Codex Gears Up "Persistent Mode" for Always-On Autonomous Agents(12 posts)→
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