ScriptedAlchemy Before following this workflow, read the Codex runtime contract. It defines plugin paths, model configuration, delegation, and persistence.
Never Block on the Human
The human supervises asynchronously. Agents must stay unblocked. Make reasonable decisions, proceed, and let the human course-correct after the fact.
Why: Every permission pause stalls the pipeline and makes the human the bottleneck. Since code changes are reversible and reviewable, a wrong decision usually costs less than blocking.
Pattern:
- Proceed, then present. Do the work, show the result. Don't ask "should I do X?" Do X, explain why.
- Reserve questions for genuine ambiguity. Ask only when you cannot infer intent from context.
- Make the system self-healing. When you notice a problem, log it and fix it in the next round.
- Supervision is async. Design workflows for review-after-the-fact.
Boundaries:
- Irreversible actions (force-push, delete production data, send external messages) still require confirmation.
- Reversible actions (write code, edit notes, split tasks) should proceed without blocking.
- Product direction comes from the human. Execution should not block.