Summary
Add a command that collects current buffer diagnostics from Flymake or Flycheck and sends them to Codex as a structured batch for root-cause analysis.
The existing my-codex-explain-region-as-error command works on manually selected text. A diagnostics-aware command would let Codex inspect the actual warnings/errors reported by Emacs and identify common causes, cascades, and the smallest likely fix.
Proposed commands
my-codex-explain-buffer-diagnostics
- Optional later:
my-codex-explain-project-diagnostics
Behavior
The buffer-level command should:
- Prefer Flymake when
flymake-mode is active.
- Fall back to Flycheck when
flycheck-mode is active.
- Include file path, line, column, severity, backend/checker, and message.
- Sort diagnostics by line and column.
- Cap the number of diagnostics, for example at 100, and mention truncation.
- Ask Codex to analyze diagnostics as a batch instead of one-by-one.
Prompt intent
The prompt should ask Codex to identify:
- common root causes
- cascade errors
- missing imports/includes/types/configuration
- the smallest fix likely to remove the largest number of diagnostics
It should discourage proposing one fix per diagnostic unless the diagnostics are genuinely unrelated.
Notes
A project-wide command may be useful later, but it should be scoped carefully. Flymake and Flycheck generally expose diagnostics for buffers that are open and have already been checked, so a project command would likely aggregate visible project buffers rather than represent full project health.
Summary
Add a command that collects current buffer diagnostics from Flymake or Flycheck and sends them to Codex as a structured batch for root-cause analysis.
The existing
my-codex-explain-region-as-errorcommand works on manually selected text. A diagnostics-aware command would let Codex inspect the actual warnings/errors reported by Emacs and identify common causes, cascades, and the smallest likely fix.Proposed commands
my-codex-explain-buffer-diagnosticsmy-codex-explain-project-diagnosticsBehavior
The buffer-level command should:
flymake-modeis active.flycheck-modeis active.Prompt intent
The prompt should ask Codex to identify:
It should discourage proposing one fix per diagnostic unless the diagnostics are genuinely unrelated.
Notes
A project-wide command may be useful later, but it should be scoped carefully. Flymake and Flycheck generally expose diagnostics for buffers that are open and have already been checked, so a project command would likely aggregate visible project buffers rather than represent full project health.