Paths/Codex Engineer/Working in a Codebase / Narrowing the Scope
Narrow a Vague Request
Make it faster is not a task, it is a direction. Write the questions that turn a vague request into a change with a boundary.
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01Requirements
live checks- File ~/codex/repo/narrowing.md exists○
- The document lists the questions to ask○
- The document states what a narrowed request looks like○
02Walkthrough
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Create the repo directory
The questions are the same in every repository.
mkdir -p ~/codex/repo - 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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