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OpenAI Codex CLI: Lightweight coding agent that runs in your terminal

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514 points mfiguiere | 1 comments | 16 Apr 25 17:24 UTC | HN request time: 0.207s | source
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asadm ◴[16 Apr 25 22:45 UTC] No.43711158[source]▶
These days, I usually paste my entire (or some) repo into gemini and then APPLY changes back into my code using this handy script i wrote: https://github.com/asadm/vibemode

I have tried aider/copilot/continue/etc. But they lack in one way or the other.

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brandall10 ◴[16 Apr 25 22:48 UTC] No.43711176[source]▶
Why not just select Gemini Pro 2.5 in Copilot with Edit mode? Virtually unlimited use without extra fees.

Copilot used to be useless, but over the last few months has become quite excellent once edit mode was added.

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asadm ◴[16 Apr 25 22:55 UTC] No.43711216[source]▶
copilot (and others) try to be too smart and do context reduction (to save their own wallets). I want ENTIRETY of the files I attached to context, not RAG-ed version of it.
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1. siva7 ◴[17 Apr 25 07:46 UTC] No.43714121[source]▶
Thanks, most people don't understand this fine difference. Copilot does RAG (as all other subscription-based agents like Cursor) to save $$$, and results with RAG are significantly worse than having the complete context window for complex tasks. That's also the reason why Chatgpt or Claude basically lie to the users when they market their file upload functions by not telling the whole story.