codex - 💡(How to fix) Fix Your system prompt is too big [2 comments, 3 participants]

TL;DR

The issue may be resolved by optimizing or reducing the system instructions and policies in the Codex configuration to decrease the token consumption.

Guidance

• Investigate the system instructions, web/browsing policy, and source-handling rules to identify areas for reduction, as these are estimated to consume 3k-5k tokens each.
• Review the developer instructions for coding behavior/style/workflow and tool schemas to see if they can be optimized or reduced.
• Consider reaching out to the Codex support team for guidance on how to reduce the system instructions and policies, as the estimated token consumption seems excessive.
• Verify the token consumption by asking different questions and checking if the token usage changes.

Example

No code snippet is provided as the issue is related to configuration and token consumption.

Notes

The issue seems to be specific to the Codex configuration and the VSCode extension. The exact solution may depend on the specific configuration and policies in place.

Recommendation

Apply workaround: Optimize the system instructions and policies to reduce token consumption, as the current estimated consumption seems excessive and is causing issues with simple queries.