# GPT-5 feels like it actually “gets” me — now, Codex tips?

**URL:** <https://community.openai.com/t/gpt-5-feels-like-it-actually-gets-me-now-codex-tips/1343915>\
**Category:** Codex\
**Tags:** gpt-5\
**Created:** [August 12, 2025, 8:14am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/gpt-5-feels-like-it-actually-gets-me-now-codex-tips/1343915 "2025-08-12T08:14:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![george.stander](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/george.stander/32/628952_2.png) [@george.stander](https://community.openai.com/u/george.stander)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2025, 8:14am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/gpt-5-feels-like-it-actually-gets-me-now-codex-tips/1343915/1 "2025-08-12T08:14:18Z")

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From the first prompt, I knew GPT-5 was different. Not trying to hype it up, just calling it like I see it — it actually follows my instructions the way I want, which hasn’t always been the case with other models.

I’ve been building almost exclusively with **RedwoodSDK** lately (their new SDK on top of Vite, RSC, and Cloudflare). Most models I’ve used default back to their training defaults — for full-stack that usually means **Next.js** and REST APIs — but GPT-5 doesn’t do that. It’s like a breath of fresh air.

Now for the real reason I’m posting:  
I want to **customise Codex** to fit how I actually work. My workflow has a certain rhythm to it, and I’ve noticed Codex doesn’t have the same sub-agent and workflow-type features you find in something like Claude Code.

Anyone here figured out how to:

- Run sub-agents inside Codex or something similar

- Build proper workflows that stick to your dev style

- Or just hack Codex to feel more “yours”

If you’ve got tips, resources, or weird experiments that worked for you — I’m all ears.

Big thanks to the OpenAI team — GPT-5 is honestly making building fun again

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**Author:** ![Polka\_DogMom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/polka_dogmom/32/666873_2.png) [@Polka\_DogMom](https://community.openai.com/u/Polka_DogMom)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2025, 8:38am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/gpt-5-feels-like-it-actually-gets-me-now-codex-tips/1343915/2 "2025-08-12T08:38:52Z")

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Umm…feels like paid KOL content. ngl

Very well prompted but…humans didn’t talk like this :x

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**Author:** ![george.stander](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/george.stander/32/628952_2.png) [@george.stander](https://community.openai.com/u/george.stander)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2025, 8:47am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/gpt-5-feels-like-it-actually-gets-me-now-codex-tips/1343915/3 "2025-08-12T08:47:25Z")

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lol im a human and i very much stand by what i posted..