Try one of the options in my tweetstorm if you feel GPT is not agentic enough in the default settings.
@steipete
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Harnesses as Plugins: Custom SDK Integration Now Possible
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Harnesses can now been plugins – meaning it'd be trivial to replace the default Pi harness with e.g. Anthropic’s SDK or another custom one. This won't magically allow Claude subscription, but it's useful to compare different implementations. Using codex as harness will likely
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Native Codex as OpenClaw Harness Configuration and Thread Management
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2) Native Codex as the OpenClaw harness: plugins.entries.codex.enabled = true
agents.defaults.model = "codex/gpt-5.4"
agents.defaults.embeddedHarness = { runtime: "codex", fallback: "none" } Codex owns threads, resume, compaction, app-server execution. https://
docs.openclaw.ai/plugins/codex-
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GPT-5 Strict Mode: Addressing Lazy Agent Execution Issues
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Two experiments in the next @openclaw to address some "GPT is lazy" issues: 1) Strict mode: agents.defaults.embeddedPi.executionContract = "strict-agentic" This tells GPT-5.x to keep working: read more code, call tools, make changes, or return a real blocker instead of
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Experimental GPT modes: strict mode and Codex server testing
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there’s two experimental modes for gpt we are currently testing. You can enable strict mode that nudges the model to keep working; and you can switch to codex app server as harness.
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Creator Defends Influential Work, Seeks Alternative Solutions
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Open for suggestions how that would work. Or are you blaming me for creating something that inspired millions?
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State Position Against Powerful Dangerous Technology
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Sure, but should we? My state so far has been no – it is too powerful and therefore dangerous.
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Liking Tech While Rejecting Its Toxic Culture
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I like the tech, just not some aspects of the culture around it, the grifting, the gambling.
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Great Conference Speaker Worth Booking Recommendation
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i was just about to leave the conference, and he caught me in the lobby. he's a great speaker btw. you should book him. https://
youtu.be/fdbXNWkpPMY?si
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