learn/best-practices.md Codex Docs, 2026-03-18 00:36 UTC → 2026-03-26 18:27 UTC

78- Keep repo-specific behavior in `.codex/config.toml`78- Keep repo-specific behavior in `.codex/config.toml`

79- Use command-line overrides only for one-off situations (if you use the CLI)79- Use command-line overrides only for one-off situations (if you use the CLI)

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81[`config.toml`](https://developers.openai.com/codex/config-basic) is where you define durable preferences such as MCP servers, profiles, multi-agent setup, and experimental features. You can edit it directly or ask Codex to update it for you.81[`config.toml`](https://developers.openai.com/codex/config-basic) is where you define durable preferences such as MCP servers, profiles, multi-agent setup, and feature flags. You can edit it directly or ask Codex to update it for you.

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83Codex ships with operating level sandboxing and has two key knobs that you can control. Approval mode determines when Codex asks for your permission to run a command and sandbox mode determines if Codex can read or write in the directory and what files the agent can access.83Codex ships with operating level sandboxing and has two key knobs that you can control. Approval mode determines when Codex asks for your permission to run a command and sandbox mode determines if Codex can read or write in the directory and what files the agent can access.

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