Work through your to-do list with Codex, email, Slack, and Calendar
I had a list of things to get through, but a list by itself wasn't enough. Had I already replied? Was I waiting on someone else? Did the time in the email match the calendar? I had Codex work through it with me, one decision at a time.
For each item, it checked the original conversation and any relevant calendar event before telling me what needed my attention. One scheduling task turned into checking a changed event time against competing invitations, sorting out the current invitation, and updating the working list. That is the sort of thing I would otherwise keep reopening three apps to figure out.
I supplied the judgment: what mattered, what to say, and what I wanted to commit to. Codex handled the source checking and kept the list current as we went. Something already answered could come off the list; something waiting on another person stayed there with a clear next step.
The useful instruction is to check before asking. An agent that hands me a long list of questions has given me another inbox. An agent that comes back with the original message, the current state, and one decision is much easier to work with.
# Work through my list with me
Use the working list I provide. Go one item at a time.
For each item, read the linked source conversation and relevant recent replies. If scheduling is involved, compare the current invitation with my calendar. Do not treat an old summary as the current state.
Before asking me anything, check whether I have already replied, whether someone else owes the next step, and whether the item is just an FYI. Then give me a short explanation and the one decision you need from me, with a link to the source.
Draft the reply or calendar change when useful. Do not send messages, accept invitations, or make commitments without my authorization for that action.
After we handle the item, update the list. Distinguish drafted, sent, complete, and waiting on someone else. Record the next step so I do not have to reconstruct the conversation tomorrow.
Start with the first item that needs my decision.