How I use AI (mainly Codex) for coding

I’m still not using AI heavily to write a lot of code. I use it mostly for understanding new concepts. But this page documents the ways I currently use it.

• Use Codex ‘s /plan mode to get the agent to initially plan the work instead of jumping straight to implementation. This planning phase allows you to narrow down the requirements to something more precise.
• Use Codex’s /review command to review your changes against a base branch before creating the PR on GitHub.
• Ask Codex to summarise your changes so you can put the summary into the PR description.
• When designing database tables for a new feature, ask it to review your design and suggest any improvements.
• Every few weeks or so, ask it to find dead code that can be safely removed.