Paths/Codex Engineer/Instructions & Context / Context Discipline
Decide What Goes Into the Context
Context is the scarcest resource in an agent run. Write the rules for what to include and what to keep out of it.
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01Requirements
live checks- Directory ~/codex exists○
- File ~/codex/context.md exists○
- The document lists what to include○
- The document lists what to exclude and why○
02Walkthrough
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Create the codex directory
Your runbooks, specs and context rules live together.
mkdir -p ~/codex - 3 locked · each failed submit reveals one
03Stuck?
0 of 3 revealedTake a hint without losing the lab — each one points at the thing to look at, not at the answer.
04AI Tutor
guides, never solvesTell me what you're stuck on — I'll nudge, not solve. Which requirement are you looking at?
04Notebook
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