Watching Codex ls your root directory just to read docs is peak agent comedy
k7agar · x · 2026-11-13
X user k7agar shares a funny observation about watching Codex run bash commands: asked simply to read docs, the agent first ls's the root directory and documents folder, like an overly curious intern rummaging through drawers. A classic AI coding-agent moment.
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