Use a coding agent to fix a Slack-reported bug
A Codex agent handled a Slack issue on its own, and an ops agent later confirmed the fix in the same thread.
- What they did
- An internal ops agent named claw first sorted an issue that came in through Slack. After that, a person passed the problem to a Codex agent, which worked on it without help. When the agent finished, the ops agent returned to the Slack thread and checked the result.
- How it went
- The fix was completed in about 40 minutes. The only follow-up noted was that the ops agent confirmed it worked in Slack.
- Tips
- This workflow depended on a Slack-connected ops agent to route and verify the issue. If you try it, ask the coding agent to stop before any step that would send, deploy, or merge changes.
Try it yourself with Codex
I have a bug report from my team: [paste the issue text or link]. In the codebase at [repo path or URL], trace the likely cause, implement a fix, and run the relevant tests. Before you do anything irreversible, such as pushing changes, opening a PR, submitting, deploying, or deleting files, stop and show me the planned action and diff for approval. When the work is complete, give me a short summary of what you changed and how you verified it.
Fill in the [brackets]. Agents can make mistakes, so review anything before it is sent, paid or deleted.
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