Leaked Codex 'Persistent Mode' Promises Proactive Task Generation
daniel_mac8 · x · 2026-08-28
A prompt for Codex's upcoming 'Persistent Mode' was found in its open-source repo. The feature promises a new level of reasoning effort, continuous operation until stopped, and proactive generation of follow-up tasks. The poster speculates it will pair perfectly with GPT-Astra for long-horizon tasks.
Related event: OpenAI's Codex Gears Up "Persistent Mode" for Always-On Autonomous Agents(12 posts)→
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