Self-Optimization Prompt Framework for Codex
TL;DR · AI Summary
Codex can be improved through a self-optimization prompt framework that encourages it to review past sessions, reuse existing patterns, and create minimal useful skills or automations.
Key Takeaways
- The prompt framework prompts Codex to review history and reuse existing resource
- Creating minimal viable skills reduces system complexity and increases modularit
- This framework supports building subagents and automation workflows.
Outline
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Introduce how specific prompts guide Codex to improve and learn from itself.
Codex is instructed to examine session logs, memories, and records to identify patterns and reuse existing components.
Only create the smallest but useful skill, subagent, or automation to increase efficiency.
Demonstrate how this framework builds smarter automation systems and sub-agents.
Mindmap
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- Codex 自我优化提示词框架
- 核心机制
- 回顾历史会话
- 识别模式
- 最小化原则
- 最小有用技能
- 子代理构建
Highlights
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Ask Codex to look across your sessions, Memories, and Chronicle, identify patterns, reuse what already exists, and only create the smallest useful skill, subagent, or automation.
Look back over my x.com/reach_vb/status... to improve future performance.
This approach helps Codex avoid redundant work and build upon previous successes.
Greg Brockman 
self improvement prompt for codex
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@reach_vb
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UPDATE: Came up with an even better version of this prompt after the feedback Ask Codex to look across your sessions, Memories, and Chronicle, identify patterns, reuse what already exists, and only create the smallest useful skill, subagent, or automation. "Look back over my x.com/reach_vb/statu…
