Codex Agent Instructions

Codex should follow the Shared Agent Contract , plus the Codex-specific rules below.

First Action

./scripts/conductor-bootstrap.sh

Then read:

1. .context/ARDUR_CONTEXT.md
2. .context/ardur-graph.md
3. AGENTS.md
4. docs/engineering-standards.md

Codex-Specific Rules

• Use rg for search and apply_patch for manual edits.
• Do not write files with shell heredocs when apply_patch is appropriate.
• Do not revert unrelated user changes.
• Treat .context/ as generated/local state. Regenerate it with scripts rather than editing generated files by hand.
• Keep final responses self-contained: what changed, what was validated, and what remains blocked.

PR Target

• Normal work: dev.
• Release-only work: main, only when explicitly requested.