Instant Steering
An interactive feature in Codex CLI that lets users insert new instructions while the model is streaming a response, correcting direction or supplementing context in real time without waiting for output to complete.
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In Codex CLI 0.163.0, Instant Steering is enabled by default, allowing users to intervene during model response generation to correct direction, supplement context, or change the task goal.
The implementation of Instant Steering relies on the CLI concurrently reading standard input (stdin) while the model streams output, with the input loop running in parallel with network streaming reception and injecting the user's new input into the conversation context as incremental instructions.
Instant Steering being enabled by default may change the timing of stdin reads, EOF handling, and process termination behavior for scripted invocations and piped input (such as echo ... | codex), thereby affecting the stability of unattended runs.
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In Codex CLI 0.163.0, Instant Steering is enabled by default, allowing users to intervene during model response generation to correct direction, supplement context, or change the task goal.
50%UnverifiedThe implementation of Instant Steering relies on the CLI concurrently reading standard input (stdin) while the model streams output, with the input loop running in parallel with network streaming reception and injecting the user's new input into the conversation context as incremental instructions.
50%UnverifiedInstant Steering being enabled by default may change the timing of stdin reads, EOF handling, and process termination behavior for scripted invocations and piped input (such as echo ... | codex), thereby affecting the stability of unattended runs.
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