Decision Walk: Triage A PR Review Comment
Choose when Codex should implement, clarify, or challenge a PR comment based on the comment type.
The situation A reviewer comments “This feels risky” on a change that touched a shared helper and two downstream tests. The wrong response can either hide a real bug or create needless churn. Guiding principle Classify the review signal first Some comments call for code, some for explanation, and some for clarifying discussion. Codex should not assume they are all the same. Bad shortcut Patch immediately without understanding what the reviewer is really objecting to. Reviewer trust rises because the response matches the concern. Do not solve an explanation problem with needless code. Interpret What is the strongest first move…
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