I’ve been really enjoying Codex, and a lot of the community workflows/guides here have genuinely improved how I use it. I’m currently using the VS Code extension on Windows (and patiently waiting for the standalone app).
One workflow that’s been working great for me is doing a final Plan mode pass before I let Codex execute.
Issue: I often rely on a small set of “execution directives” (commands/rules) that I provide right before execution (e.g., constraints about which files to touch, how to run tests, logging, safety checks, etc.). In normal execution, Codex respects these really well.
But in Plan mode, after Codex produces the plan, the UI only lets me click Approve/Implement Plan (or deny). There’s no place to attach those directives at the moment of execution. Even if I put instructions in AGENTS.md like “when in Plan mode, always apply these directives,” it still sometimes proceeds and then later says something like: “Since you didn’t provide your commands, I didn’t do X.”
Suggested fix / UX tweak:
After Codex presents the final plan and we click Approve/Implement, add an optional message box that gets sent along with the “Implement Plan” action. That way we can add last-second constraints/directives that should apply during execution, without having to redo the entire plan or hope it picks it up from docs.
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