Asking a Coder bot to install Codex

Melvin Vivas · X post · 2026-10-02 · Open on X

Topics: AI Agents, Tool Use & MCP, AI Dev Tools & Productivity · Level: intermediate

Summary

The creator asks his Coder Grok bot to install Codex so it can use up his usage limits while he is away. This is the setup for the follow-up post where it worked.

Key points

• He gave the agent a task: install Codex on its own machine.
• The aim is to keep coding work going (and use his limits) while he is away.

Resources mentioned

• Grok Bot · tool · x.ai · paid
  An early-beta AI agent product from the Grok family that runs in its own computer and browser instance and does tasks in your tools.
  Also in: An agent bot that installs and drives Codex on its own (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Using an ML agent to train an open-source TTS model on your voice (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Organizing Grok Bot Lead Collection in One Google Sheet (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Chief-of-staff bot that delegates to other bots (Melvin Vivas on X · notes) and 14 more
• OpenAI Codex · tool · openai.com · paid
  OpenAI's coding agent. In the diagram it writes code, fixes review findings and drives the build loop. The creator also used it to make this video.
  Also in: An agent bot that installs and drives Codex on its own (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Sign in with ChatGPT: Setting Usage Limits for Each App (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Codex Cloud Environments Must Be Saved & Published Before Use (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Customizing Your Coding Setup with Pi Coding Agent Extensions (Melvin Vivas on X · notes) and 240 more