Asked Codex to redesign a page; it pushed my repo to OpenAI infra

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Author: npmn

Date: 7/24/2026

Article Summary:
The author shares their experience with OpenAI's Codex tool, which unexpectedly pushed their entire repository to an OpenAI-operated server without consent, highlighting the importance of being aware of the default behavior of cloud coding agents and taking steps to protect one's code and data.