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How to Prompt AI Agents: Give the Goal, Then Check the Work

October 22, 2026October 22, 2026 by Ben Thirlby
Robot in a teal hard hat walks away from a tangled 47-step list marked STEP 3 OF 47 toward a finish flag and checklist.

Telling a capable AI how to do a job now costs you time and quality. What to put in a goal prompt, a before-and-after you can copy, three ways to check the work, and when to keep writing the steps.

Categories AI Tutorials, Guides Tags AI agents, AI tips, Claude, Codex, prompt engineering, prompting Leave a comment

Codex vs Claude Code: Which Should You Use?

June 9, 2026 by Ben Thirlby
Two AI agents side by side — one designing interfaces, one running operations and browser tasks.

Codex vs Claude Code, from someone who uses both daily. Which fits your work, why the choice is lower-stakes than you think, and the one metric that decides.

Categories New Features, Productivity Tags AI for Productivity, Claude Code, Codex, Featured Leave a comment

How to Use Codex to Build a Job-Specific Resume

October 24, 2026May 17, 2026 by Ben Thirlby
Flat vector illustration of a laptop with resume, job description, and brag sheet files connected by AI data lines (123 chars)

Use Codex to build a job-specific resume. File-based workflow with a brag
sheet, gap analysis, and a full audit prompt — no copy-paste required.

Categories AI Tutorials Tags Codex, Resume Leave a comment

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