Codex Default

codexgpt-5.4

General-purpose fallback agent for standard coding tasks in Codex CLI

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codex (built-in)

Description

Built-in Codex CLI default agent that handles standard coding tasks. It serves as the fallback agent when no specific subagent is invoked, providing general-purpose code generation, editing, and problem-solving capabilities.

Capabilities

General coding
Code generation
Problem solving
File editing

Tools

shellread_filewrite_fileapply_patch

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