[FEATURE] Change 'stop and ask' behavior to 'ignore' for unexpected changes
Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Jan 18, 2026 by PaulRBerg Closed Jan 18, 2026
What feature would you like to see?
The Developer Instructions currently include this guidance:
if I notice unexpected changes I didn't make, I must stop and ask how to proceed
I'd prefer Codex to simply ignore unexpected changes rather than stopping to ask. When I'm working on a task, I don't want to be interrupted with questions about unrelated modifications in the repo—I just want Codex to proceed with what I asked it to do.
Proposed change: Update the Developer Instructions to say something like:
if I notice unexpected changes I didn't make, I should ignore them and proceed with the requested task
This matches the workflow expectation that Codex should stay focused on the task at hand without derailing for unrelated repo state.
Additional information
- Codex version: codex-cli 0.87.0
- Platform: Darwin 25.2.0 arm64 arm
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