Codex goes down a rabbit hole, suggests upgrading a dependency merged that same day
andimarafioti · x · 2026-09-24
Developer andimarafioti shared a funny Codex mishap: while debugging, the coding agent went down a rabbit hole and concluded the fix was to upgrade a dependency — via a PR that had only been merged that same day. A relatable moment showing how autonomous coding agents can confidently latch onto over-aggressive solutions in real workflows.
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