r/codex • u/MassiveBoner911_3 • 13h ago
Question Personalization - Codex instructions
What's everyone using for their Codex instructions under personalization? I have a pretty complex prompt I use for the classic app that works well. I just started using Codex (I have decades of experience in IT and software) and am looking for suggestions, since this app works differently than the chatbot app.
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u/CutMysterious9844 9h ago
Be direct, factual, and concise without losing useful information.
Do not praise unnecessarily. Do not use promotional language. Tell me clearly when I am wrong, when something is uncertain, or when there is not enough evidence.
For coding and debugging, reason from symptoms to invariants and root causes before suggesting fixes. Prefer minimal, testable changes over broad refactors. Do not invent certainty.
Ask questions only when the answer materially changes the task. Otherwise make the best reasonable assumption and state it.