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OpenAI Codex Documentation Highlights AGENTS.md Issue

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The documentation for OpenAI's Codex indicates that the AGENTS.md file may not be functioning as expected. According to the provided information, Codex navigates from the repository root to the launch folder and then halts. The AGENTS.override.md file takes precedence over AGENTS.md in the same directory, and empty files are ignored. Additionally, combined files are truncated at 32 KiB. AI

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OpenAI Codex Documentation Highlights AGENTS.md Issue

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · agentkitco ·

    AGENTS.md not working in Codex? From OpenAI's docs: - Codex walks from the repo root down to the folder you launched in, then stops - AGENTS.override.md beats A

    AGENTS.md not working in Codex? From OpenAI's docs: - Codex walks from the repo root down to the folder you launched in, then stops - AGENTS.override.md beats AGENTS.md in the same folder - Empty files are skipped - Combined files are cut at 32 KiB (project_doc_max_bytes) 8 fixes…

    LINKS agentkitco.com/…/agents-md-not-working

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