codex - 💡(How to fix) Fix GROUNDING.MD - grounding during software development enforcing agents to follow community-supported domain knowledge [1 participants]

TL;DR

Implement native support for GROUNDING.md files in Codex to prioritize their context over other files like AGENTS.md and SKILLS.md.

Guidance

• Review the preprint "letter" at https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.21744 to understand the concept and benefits of GROUNDING.md files.
• Consider developing a custom solution using system prompts to achieve similar functionality, as demonstrated in other agent scaffolds.
• Explore the possibility of integrating community-supported domain knowledge into Codex to provide an invariant enforcement layer.
• Discuss with the development team the feasibility of prioritizing GROUNDING.md files natively in Codex.

Notes

The implementation details are unclear, and it is uncertain whether native support for GROUNDING.md files is currently possible in Codex.

Recommendation

Apply workaround: Implement a custom solution using system prompts, as it has been demonstrated to work in other agent scaffolds, while waiting for potential native support in future updates.