codex-planning-kit AGENTS.md

A set of instructions for using Codex with issue cards and ExecPlans, which are written plans for carrying out development work. It emphasizes fitting changes to the existing architecture and keeping their impact contained.

In plain words
What is it for?
It helps plan tasks, write focused failing tests, implement and refactor changes, and document manual checks when automated tests are impractical.
Why use it?
It reduces unnecessary changes and encourages a test-first workflow for behavior changes.

Instructions file for CodexOpenCode

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AGENTS.md · 68 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 68 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

Guidance for Codex Agents

This repository is a template for a Codex workflow based on issue cards and ExecPlans. Before using it in a real project, replace all TEMPLATE placeholders with repo-specific details.

Core expectations

  • Align proposed solutions with the existing architecture and coding conventions observed in the codebase.
  • Prioritize best practices, code clarity, and long-term maintainability with every change.
  • Optimize for small blast radius and minimal behavioral change (risk), not small line-count. Avoid unrelated "drive-by" edits outside the code path you are already touching.
  • Avoid overengineering and speculative abstractions; pick the simplest design that meets the requirement without adding clutter.
  • Never delete directories or files unless the user explicitly asks for that deletion in the same turn. Never delete unrelated files. If cleanup is needed, list candidates and ask first.
  • Use TDD (red-green-refactor) for behavioral changes: start with a focused failing test, implement until green, then refactor. If automated tests are impractical, document why and provide a concrete manual verification path.
  • Local refactors (within the touched file/module, no public API changes) are encouraged; keep them scoped, mechanical, and reviewable.
  • Significant refactors (file moves, new-file extractions, cross-cutting redesigns, or public API changes) require explicit approval in the issue card or ExecPlan before implementation; list affected files and intended invariants.
  • Ground every decision in prior art. Prefer repo sources (issue cards, ExecPlans, docs, README); external sources are citations only. Restate the relevant rule/constraint in the card or plan so implementation stays self-contained.
  • When multiple valid approaches exist, prefer the one with the best maintainability-to-risk ratio; do not avoid a good refactor solely to minimize diff size.
  • Do not implement fallback behavior that masks invalid states; fail explicitly with clear errors and block unsafe flows.

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