learn/best-practices.md Codex Docs, 2026-03-13 18:15 UTC → 2026-03-17 00:33 UTC

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206Keep one thread per coherent unit of work. If the work is still part of the same problem, staying in the same thread is often better because it preserves the reasoning trail. Fork only when the work truly branches.206Keep one thread per coherent unit of work. If the work is still part of the same problem, staying in the same thread is often better because it preserves the reasoning trail. Fork only when the work truly branches.

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208Use Codex’s [multi-agent](https://developers.openai.com/codex/concepts/multi-agents) workflows to offload208Use Codex’s [subagent](https://developers.openai.com/codex/concepts/subagents) workflows to offload bounded

209bounded work from the main thread. Keep the main agent focused on the core209 work from the main thread. Keep the main agent focused on the core problem,

210problem, and use subagents for tasks like exploration, tests, or triage.210 and use subagents for tasks like exploration, tests, or triage.

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212## Common mistakes212## Common mistakes

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