Codex agent as company employee

The author built an autonomous agent from Codex, ChatGPT Plus, systemd, and UNIX email and user accounts, and uses it like an employee.

Resultrc_XAHGNNP2

The agent handles all kinds of tasks for their company, and the author reports no memory problems so far.

ClaimHN · Apr 11 · Last checked Oct 13, 2026

Overview

How it was set up

Codex with ChatGPT Plus, run under systemd, using normal UNIX email and user accounts. Memory is one long rolling context window, a diary, and a markdown wiki folder.

Worth knowing

Early days. The author expects problems as demands grow and may add specialist bots.

A prompt to start from

The source does not show the prompt.

Sources 1

Originalnews.ycombinator.com/item?id=47730086

History

Source published: 2026-04-11
Added to Agentic Feats: 2026-10-13
Pick: No
Markdown copy: /c/codex-agent-as-company-employee.md

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