Codex Autoresearch is a skill for OpenAI Codex that runs a self-directed loop of hypothesis-driven code changes: it modifies code, verifies the result against a target metric, retains improvements or reverts failures, and repeats until the goal is met. It treats every experiment as a Git commit and maintains a strict audit trail.
Use this tool when you have a clearly measurable optimization target in your project—such as eliminating test failures, improving type coverage, reducing binary size, or lowering latency—and want Codex to autonomously iterate toward that goal. It is especially valuable for long or overnight runs where hands-off automation is needed.