"Fix your failing self until the task completes": a developer's go-to Codex prompt
jdjohnson · x · 2026-10-07
- Developer jdjohnson shares his most-used Codex prompt: "fix any issue you face with your failing self until you can complete the task"
- The trick: instead of resetting on failure, let the agent diagnose and repair its own failures until the task succeeds
- He notes computer-use and browser-use fail constantly, and asks Codex lead @thsottiaux to make this a built-in no-reset fix
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