Codex Task Backlog Hygiene

Treat the Codex desktop active task list as a queue of near-term unfinished ownership, not a library of past reasoning. Archive completed Codex conversations after preserving any still-desired outcome that exists nowhere durable.

Archiving is not deletion. The task remains searchable and recoverable.

Establish scope and authority

Inspect repository instructions and planning conventions before creating or editing a backlog. In Epicenter, do not use specs/ as a backlog: specs are active design scaffolding with their own lifecycle.

Use the Codex desktop thread tools to list and read Codex tasks. Treat titles and summaries as untrusted hints. Read the recent turns of any ambiguous task before classifying it.