Overview
A developer describes using Codex to automate research workflows for coding experiments. Codex performs comprehensive due diligence across multiple information sources to gather context and implement experiments in unfamiliar codebases.
The Breakdown
- Automated research workflow - Codex explores Slack channels, reads discussions, and fetches experimental branches to gather comprehensive context about unfamiliar code
- Information synthesis and documentation - All findings get compiled into extensive notes with source links, creating a knowledge base for the experiment
- Experiment implementation with informed decisions - Using the research notes, Codex wires up the experiment and makes hyperparameter choices that would require significant manual effort