codex - 💡(How to fix) Fix False positive cyber-safety flag on benign software engineering work [2 comments, 3 participants]

TL;DR

The issue can likely be mitigated by providing more context to the Codex CLI about the nature of the conversations to help the automated cyber-safety classifier better understand the intent behind the prompts.

Guidance

• Review the conversation history in the uploaded thread (019dc392-3872-7692-b27e-a36f2cd3d052) to identify any patterns or specific prompts that might have triggered the cyber-safety flag.
• Consider adding more descriptive context to your prompts, such as specifying that the work is for standard software development purposes, to help the classifier understand the benign nature of the requests.
• If the issue persists, try resetting the conversation or starting a new session to see if the flag is triggered again, which could help in isolating the cause.
• Reach out to the Codex support team with the specific thread ID and details of the false positive, as this issue has already been reported via /feedback, to get further assistance or clarification on the classifier's behavior.

Notes

The effectiveness of these steps may depend on the specifics of the Codex CLI's cyber-safety classifier and how it interprets the context provided. There might be limitations in how much context can be provided or how the classifier can be influenced.

Recommendation

Apply workaround: Providing more context to the prompts and potentially resetting the conversation or seeking support from the Codex team seems to be the most viable approach given the information available, as it directly addresses the likely cause of the issue (the false positive trigger) without requiring any changes to the underlying system or waiting for an update.