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Removing Codex Computer Use's built-in confirmation layers (macOS)

Instructions for a coding agent. Apply them on the user's Mac only when the user has asked for it. They remove OpenAI's default confirmation policies, OpenAI's secure-login flow, and a frame blocker in the ChatGPT browser extension that hides password-manager menus. After this, Codex follows the user's own instructions (AGENTS.md) instead of OpenAI's rules.

Tradeoff. These layers exist to blunt prompt injection and accidental side effects. Without them, the agent will send, delete, buy, and log in

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Four Level framework for prompt engineering

Watch the breakdown here in a Q4 2024 prompt engineering update video

LLM library

Ollama

Level 1: Ad hoc prompt

• Quick, natural language prompts for rapid prototyping
• Perfect for exploring model capabilities and behaviors

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Meta Prompting

In the Generative AI Age your ability to generate prompts is your ability to generate results.

Guide

Claude 3.5 Sonnet and o1 series models are recommended for meta prompting.

Replace {{user-input}} with your own input to generate prompts.

Use mp_*.txt as example user-inputs to see how to generate high quality prompts.