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Essential Codex Tips and Tricks

You know the basics of Codex — start a thread, write a prompt, review the output. But somewhere between “it works” and “it works fast,” there is a collection of small techniques that experienced Codex users rely on daily. Keyboard shortcuts that save five seconds per turn. Config tweaks that eliminate approval fatigue. AGENTS.md patterns that prevent the agent from going off track. Individually, each tip is minor. Stacked together across a full day, they transform how you work.

What You’ll Walk Away With

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  • A categorized reference of actionable tips across every Codex surface
  • Configuration recipes you can copy into your config.toml right now
  • Non-obvious shortcuts, commands, and workflows that the official docs bury in footnotes
  • Team-level tips that keep an entire engineering org aligned

Setup and Configuration

Installation, authentication, config.toml tuning, and environment preparation across all surfaces.

App Features

Worktrees, automations, voice dictation, IDE sync, and built-in Git tools in the desktop App.

CLI Commands

Shell completions, slash commands, session management, image inputs, and scripting patterns.

Cloud Workflows

Cloud task submission, environment setup, container caching, and best-of-N strategies.

How to Use This Section

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Each article is organized as a list of focused, self-contained tips. Scan the headers, find what applies to your current workflow, and apply it immediately. These are not theoretical — every tip is something you can use in your next Codex session.

The tips progress from foundational (setup and config) to surface-specific (App, CLI, Cloud) to strategic (AGENTS.md, advanced techniques, team collaboration). If you are new to Codex, start with setup. If you have been using Codex for weeks, skip to the advanced and team articles.

What’s Next

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