GLM-5.3 Shows a Different Chain-of-Thought Personality Under Claude Code vs Codex Scaffolds

repligate · x · 2026-11-01

Tim Hua observed that GLM-5.3's chain of thought changes noticeably depending on the agent scaffold: it behaves one way under the Claude Code scaffold and another under the codex scaffold — like having a different personality with different friend groups. The observation, amplified by repligate, suggests model behavior is shaped substantially by the scaffolding and prompts around it, not just the weights.

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