Codex Product Shipping Playbooks – Repository-first workflow for managing Codex changes

Summary: Codex Product Shipping Playbooks provides a structured, repository-first workflow that guides Codex changes through planning, acceptance, pre-ship checks, release notes, diff review, and retrospectives. It includes reusable playbooks and a complete example demonstrating an end-to-end repository workflow.

What it does

It manages Codex changes from repo intake and spec delta through multiple stages including planning, acceptance, pre-ship checks, release artifacts, diff review, and retrospectives using reusable playbooks and gates.

Who it's for

Developers working with Codex or agent-assisted development in real codebases needing structured shipping workflows.

Why it matters

It clarifies and formalizes repository-based change processes, reducing ambiguity in shipping workflows.