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9 Codex Tips From the Codex Team

May 19, 2026

Summary

This episode covers Cursor’s Composer 2.5, which rivals top models at half the cost, and Cloudflare’s review of Anthropic’s Mythos for exploit generation. It also reports on Elon Musk’s lost lawsuit against OpenAI. The main segment features nine practical tips from the Codex team for maximizing agent workflows, including durable threads, voice input, and parallel steering.

Topics discussed

Intro, headlines, and show announcements Cursor Composer 2.5 release and market impact Cloudflare review of Anthropic's Mythos Preview Elon Musk vs OpenAI lawsuit verdict Sponsor reads: KPMG, Robots & Pencils, Bolt, Zencoder Codex Tip 1: Monothreading and context management Codex Tips 2-3: Voice rambling and steering Codex Tip 4: Structured memory and tool use Codex Tips 5-6: Remote control and heartbeats Codex Tip 7: Side panel usage and conclusion
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