This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by Prakash Singh
been juggling cursor + openai codex this week
CURSOR (with gpt-5) = power drill for messy multi-file refactors
CODEX = the robot intern for tests/chores 😅
tricks
-> keep asks tiny (one diff at a time)
-> be super explicit (file paths + “done-when”)
-> ctrl+I opens the agent, ctrl+E shows background agents
-> let codex run in its sandbox while you keep typing
-> add a tiny agents.md so both stop guessing
flops
-> vague prompts
-> “do it all” asks
-> agents touching random files
net: split the work like chef (cursor) + sous-chef (codex) and you’ll ship faster
This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by Prakash Singh
Prakash Singh | Sciencx (2025-09-02T20:48:52+00:00) cursor + openai codex: quick wins, quick fails (this week). Retrieved from https://www.scien.cx/2025/09/02/cursor-openai-codex-quick-wins-quick-fails-this-week/
Please log in to upload a file.
There are no updates yet.
Click the Upload button above to add an update.