> This started breaking down after ~30 files.

Codex's short context and todolist system combined somehow helps here though. Because of the frequent compact. The model was forced to recheck what todo list item has not done yet and what workflow skill it has to use. I used to left it for multi hour to do a big clean up and it finished without obvious issues.

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swores an hour ago | parent [-]

Is Codex willing to do "multi hour" tasks when used with a ChatGPT Plus subscription, or does it need something more expensive like Pro?

	▲	dnh44 22 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		I regularly get codex to do multi hour tasks with a single prompts I don't think thats a big deal anymore. But you don't want a single agent doing all the work. The root agent needs to delegate the work to sub agents. For example, a sub agent for context gathering, then one for planning, then one (or more) for implementation, then another for review. This way the root agent doesn't use up its context window and it just manages from a bird's eye view. I do have the $200 plan though.