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OpenAI Codex system prompt includes explicit directive to "never talk about goblins"
Directions also include system instructions to act like “you have a vivid inner life.” The system prompt for OpenAI’s Codex CLI contains a perplexing and repeated warning for the…
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Apr 29, 2026
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