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 "schema_version": 1,
 "generated": "2026-10-20",
 "id": "nhahan-webgpt--offload-research-to-chatgpt-pro",
 "repo": "Nhahan/WebGPT",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/Nhahan/WebGPT",
 "repo_slug": "nhahan-webgpt",
 "title": "Offload a research task to ChatGPT Pro from Codex",
 "page_title": "How to offload a research task to ChatGPT Pro from Codex with Web GPT",
 "summary": "Send a research question to ChatGPT Pro and get a summary back without spending Codex quota.",
 "who": "A developer using Codex who is running low on quota and needs a topic researched and summarized.",
 "problem": "Research work consumes Codex quota that is needed for coding tasks.",
 "outcome": "A summary of the findings returned to Codex, produced by ChatGPT on the web in Pro mode.",
 "steps": [
  "Install the skill by pasting the install prompt from the README into Codex, then let Codex follow references/setup.md.",
  "Complete any sign-in step that only you can do, then let the setup test finish.",
  "In Codex, tell it: `webgpt p Research this topic and summarize the findings.` with your topic in place of the sample text.",
  "Read the summary Codex returns and check it against the sources it cites."
 ],
 "agent_prompt": "Using the WebGPT repo (Nhahan/WebGPT), run `webgpt p` with the research question <topic>. Expect a written summary of the findings returned to Codex. Verify that the summary answers the question and says where its claims came from.",
 "agents": [
  "codex"
 ],
 "difficulty": "Intermediate",
 "time": "30 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "The README says the project folder is not a sandbox, so the delegated work has full terminal access as your OS user.",
 "category": "Software and DevOps",
 "tags": [
  "Software and DevOps"
 ],
 "lang": "javascript",
 "requirements": [
  "Codex with the WebGPT skill installed from https://github.com/Nhahan/WebGPT/tree/main/skills/webgpt",
  "A ChatGPT account you can sign in to on the web",
  "Permission for the local Worker, accountless HTTPS forwarding, and full terminal access as your OS user for the assigned project",
  "A terminal on the machine where Codex runs"
 ],
 "risk": "sensitive",
 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "mentioned_publicly": false,
 "risks": [
  {
   "tag": "credentials",
   "notice": "The skill uses your signed-in ChatGPT account and shares a private URL with it, so keep the session and URL limited to your own machine."
  }
 ],
 "best": true,
 "score": 1.0,
 "evidence": [],
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