Codex Goal Tutorial: Set a Goal, Walk Away, Come Back to Finished Code

This article explores how OpenAI Codex’s /goal command changes AI-assisted software engineering from isolated prompt-response interactions into persistent, multi-step coding workflows. It explains how Codex can investigate codebases, execute tasks, validate results, and continue working toward defined objectives across multiple steps while respecting constraints and measurable success conditions. The broader theme is the evolution of coding assistants into semi-autonomous engineering agents capa...