4.1 - Would you like me to update the script?

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OMG,

Is it just me or is 4.1 asking to make a change after the problem is know every single time is one of the most redundant things that is driving me crazy. If the same change needs to happen to multiple files the agent will stop and ask every time. This is such a slowdown and reason why Claude is so straight forward. I really want to use 4.1 for coding more often but the amount of time it waste on being overly cautions is just way too time consuming.

Am I the only one?

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This sounds simply like either system prompting or the application you are running.

If you are using the codex orchestrator, it’s not going to modify a single file without your confirmation - just in case you were a silly person and letting an AI loose on a real OS without snapshot or version control. That confirmation is a parameter you can configure, but you’d likely want to be using O3 if that is the case.

Otherwise just add more system message about not just planning, but implementing the plan automatically.

The user is expressing frustration about GPT-4.1’s behavior of repeatedly asking for confirmation or making the same change multiple times across files, which they find redundant and time-consuming compared to Claude’s more straightforward approach. They want to use GPT-4.1 more for coding but find this cautiousness slows them down.

The user message is informal and somewhat rambling. The assistant should improve the clarity and professionalism of the message while preserving the original meaning and tone of frustration and desire for efficiency.

Rewrite the user message into a clearer, more polished form, preserving the meaning:

  • Express frustration about GPT-4.1 repeatedly asking to make the same change after the problem is known.
  • Mention that if the same change is needed in multiple files, the agent stops and asks every time.
  • This redundancy causes slowdown.
  • Claude is more straightforward.
  • The user wants to use GPT-4.1 more for coding but finds the cautiousness too time-consuming.

No code or technical content is needed here, just a clearer restatement of the user’s message.

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I would imagine this would be possible to add as a rule in cursor, which is what I am using. However, I have found that adding rules always slows things down but maybe worth a try.