USC Codex setup

My whole AI setup plus Hall, for USC students on a Mac with nothing on it: the rules, safety checks, skills and tools I use every day, set up for Codex in the ChatGPT app (and Claude Code if you have it).

Get it running

Ask USC for Codex first (the guide below has the form text), then open Codex in the ChatGPT app and paste:

Download github.com/calebnewtonusc/usc-codex-setup into a folder called usc-codex-setup in my home folder, then follow kit/START-HERE.md

Codex runs every install itself. You only click Install in Apple's window, type your Mac password into a Mac dialog, type a GitHub code, approve the kit's checks once, and flip any Mac permission it asks for. Then say "interview me".

What you get

• Your classes: usc lockin reads your Brightspace and tells you what's due first
• Writing that doesn't read as AI: "check this draft" flags the lines, never rewrites them
• Safety checks that stop the AI from deleting your stuff or saying "done" without proof
• A memory in ~/brain so it knows your classes, goals and how you like to work
• kit/track/: five levels to actually get good, not just set up

Text me if you get stuck.

Caleb

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