Published September 9, 2026 · Added September 9, 2026

Codex silently begs agents to make arbitrary web requests

Spader describes how OpenAI Codex's open-source CLI instructions led an agent to browse the web for a file already present in a local seL4 checkout, criticizing the tool's web-browsing bias as a risk for developer workflows.

Spader describes how OpenAI Codex’s open-source CLI instructions led an agent to browse the web for a file already present in a local seL4 checkout, criticizing the tool’s web-browsing bias as a risk for developer workflows.

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Source: Spader