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Codex is OpenAI’s open-source terminal coding agent. It reads your codebase, writes code, runs commands, and can use tools — making it a great fit for scaffolding Podium integrations from the command line.

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Prerequisites

  • Codex CLI installed:
npm install -g @openai/codex
  • A ChatGPT Plus, Pro, Team, or Enterprise plan (authenticates via your OpenAI account)
  • A Podium API key

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Instructions File

Create a codex.md (or AGENTS.md) at the root of your project to give Codex persistent context about Podium: 
# Podium Integration Context

## SDK

- Package: `@podium-sdk/node-sdk`
- Install: `npm install @podium-sdk/node-sdk`

```typescript
import { createPodiumClient } from '@podium-sdk/node-sdk';

const client = createPodiumClient({
  apiKey: process.env.PODIUM_API_KEY,
});
```

## Key SDK Namespaces

- `client.product` — Product CRUD, variants, media
- `client.agentic` — Product feed, checkout sessions
- `client.companion` — Profiles, recommendations, interactions
- `client.user` — User management, points, rewards
- `client.userOrder` — Order lifecycle, checkout, discounts
- `client.tasks` — Task pools, bounties, verification
- `client.x402` — USDC payment flows
- `client.campaign` — Campaigns, voting, surveys

## API

- Base URL (staging): `https://podium-staging.up.railway.app/api/v1`
- Auth: `Authorization: Bearer <podium_api_key>`
- API keys are org-scoped: `podium_test_*` (staging) or `podium_live_*` (production)

## Patterns

- Always use SDK methods over raw fetch when available
- Pagination: `{ page: number, limit: number }`
- POST/PUT payloads go in `requestBody`
- Error shape: `{ error: string, statusCode: number }`

## Architecture

- Multi-tenant PostgreSQL with row-level security
- x402 for machine-native USDC payments on Base
- Companion profiles for user taste/intent data
- Enrichment pipeline for AI product attributes
- Async event system for background job processing

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Usage

Start Codex in your project directory: 
codex
Then prompt it to build a Podium integration:
“Install the Podium SDK and create an API route that fetches personalized product recommendations for a user and returns them as JSON”
Codex will:
  1. Run npm install @podium-sdk/node-sdk
  2. Create the file with correct imports from the instructions context
  3. Write a function using client.companion.listRecommendations()

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Multi-Agent Mode

For complex tasks, use Codex’s experimental multi-agent mode: 
codex --multi-agent "Build a complete product catalog page with search, filtering by category, and a detail view. Use the Podium SDK for all data fetching."
This parallelizes the work across multiple agents — one for the search component, one for the filter logic, one for the detail view — all following the SDK patterns from your instructions file.

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Environment Setup

Make sure your Podium API key is available as an environment variable: 
export PODIUM_API_KEY="podium_live_sk_..."
Or add it to your .env file: 
PODIUM_API_KEY=podium_live_sk_...

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Example Tasks

PromptWhat Codex Does
”Add a product search endpoint”Creates route using client.agentic.listProductsFeed()
”Build a checkout flow”Scaffolds session creation + payment using client.agentic.createCheckoutSessions()
”Add points to a user after purchase”Writes post-checkout hook using client.user.awardPoints()
”Create a task bounty board component”Builds UI + data fetching with client.tasks.listTasks()