The answer
No. Open the project and reference relevant files or directories. Identify authoritative documents and the specific task so the assistant can focus its inspection.
How can Codex be integrated into Visual Studio Code?
Do I need to paste the whole repository into a Codex prompt?
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Ask Codex to explain the project structure and available development commands, then request one small scaffold change whose behavior you can inspect locally.
Review the complete diff first, including dependencies, environment examples, and configuration files. Run the scaffold and check that it follows the approved architecture.
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