Codex users should run an instruction debt audit before adding rules
The author says Astra is more sensitive to instructions buried in skills and AGENTSmd, so users should audit global and project instructions, permissions and completion rules before adding new ones.
CODEX USERS: GPT-6 ASTRA DOESN’T NEED ANOTHER RULE. IT NEEDS AN INSTRUCTION DEBT AUDIT. OpenAI says Astra is more sensitive to instructions buried in skills and AGENTSmd. that means every stale workaround, broad trigger and duplicated safeguard gets more power too. map the system: → global + project instructions → AGENTSmd + agent definitions → skill triggers + linked references → permissions + completion rules → what loads always vs only when needed stress-test it against: → a typo fix → a database migration → a UI review → a failing test → a deployment approval then demand exact fixes: → file + section → evidence → failure mode → smallest safe diff → useful constraint preserved and apply nothing. the breakthrough isn’t a smarter model. it’s a cleaner control plane. preserve the knowledge. remove the debt. make authority explicit. define what “done” means. point Codex at the audit below before adding another instruction.
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