Autonomous Coding

Overview

Use this skill when requests mention autonomous long-running coding loops, initializer plus coding-agent iterations, or porting Anthropic quickstart patterns to Codex CLI.

Primary goal: bootstrap a working local copy quickly, then help iterate safely.

Quick Start Workflow

1. •Bootstrap project from bundled upstream files: bash scripts/bootstrap.sh --target <project-dir>
2. •Run Codex-compatible loop: python codex_autonomous_demo.py --project-dir ./my_project --max-iterations 1
3. •Remove --max-iterations to continue autonomous iterations.

Implementation Rules

• •Keep upstream source of truth in assets/upstream/.
• •If user asks for feature or policy changes, edit copied project files in the target directory, not assets/upstream/.
• •For faster demos, reduce feature count in prompts/initializer_prompt.md after bootstrap.
• •If commands are blocked, adjust allowlist in security.py with minimum necessary changes.
• •Preserve resume behavior: stop with Ctrl+C and rerun the same command to continue.
• •Prefer codex_autonomous_demo.py over autonomous_agent_demo.py for Codex environments.

Troubleshooting Checklist

• •Missing Codex CLI: verify codex --help works.
• •Slow first run: initializer may take several minutes while generating feature_list.json.
• •Security blocks: inspect command, then extend ALLOWED_COMMANDS conservatively.
• •No progress: check project files (feature_list.json, git history, progress logs) in the target project directory.

Resources

• •Upstream template source: assets/upstream/
• •Bootstrap helper: scripts/bootstrap.sh
• •Upstream notes: references/upstream-notes.md