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MixedCodex, Claude · 2 Feb 2026

Codex gets caught in a loop more often trying to fix an issue

raw_anon_1111 on Hacker News

In the thread “The Codex App”, replying to this comment

Helped: Using Claude to fix loops and update context file for Codex.

Got in the way: Codex getting caught in loops trying to fix issues.

… I use them both the same way - hands on the wheel and very interactive, small changes and tell them both to update a file to keep up with what’s done and what to do as I test. Codex gets caught in a loop more often trying to fix an issue. I tell it to summarize the issue, what it’s tried and then I throw Claude at it. …