Codex CLI Bootcamp — Level 2: Productive Daily Use

APPLIED AI FOR SOFTWARE ENGINEERS

Stop Prompting One File at a Time. Make Codex Your Daily Engineering Workflow.

The bridge between your first AI-edited file and using Codex CLI as a serious tool in real codebases. Build a repeatable daily workflow — the four-part prompt skeleton and plan mode, keyboard-first TUI, tuned config profiles, explore-then-edit on unfamiliar code, scoped refactors with self-review, your first MCP server, and headless automation. End on Ship Day: deploy a real project to a live URL and package a reusable Skill.

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1 Day Intensive
8 Modules + Ship Day
100% Hands-On Time
One-One
Mentorship
Google Cloud Premier Partner Google Cloud Premier Partner
Built for Software Engineers Full-Stack Developers Tech Leads DevOps-Minded Engineers

From First Edit to a Daily Codex Workflow. In One Day.

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What You'll Build

  • 📏

    Four-Part Prompt + Plan Mode

    Structure every prompt (context, intent, constraints, definition of done) and approve the plan before any code is written.

  • ⌨️

    Keyboard-First TUI

    Work fast with @ file refs, ! shell, Esc Esc edit/fork, /fork, /resume, /copy, and multi-root sessions.

  • 🎛️

    Tuned config.toml + Profiles

    Run three daily profiles — cheap, deep, and review — with project-local overrides.

  • 🧭

    Explore-Then-Edit

    Make Codex map an unfamiliar codebase to a CODEBASE_MAP.md before changing a single line.

  • 🔍

    Scoped Refactor + /review

    Drive minimal multi-file refactors and audit your own diff before committing.

  • 🧩

    Your First MCP Server

    Install and verify a filesystem or fetch MCP server and watch Codex use the new tool.

  • ⌨️

    Headless codex exec

    Automate Codex from the shell — plain output, NDJSON streams, and scripts/git hooks.

  • 🚀

    Ship Day Capstone

    Deploy a real mini-project to a live public URL and package a reusable Skill for Level 3.

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Tools You'll Use

⌨️
Codex CLI
🔌
MCP Servers
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Git & GitHub
🟢
Node.js / npx
🐚
Shell (zsh / bash)
🚀
Vercel / Netlify / Fly.io

What You Will Build

Eight modules, seven guided labs, and a Ship Day capstone — a repeatable daily Codex workflow you keep.

S1

PROMPT SKELETON + PLAN MODE

schedule40 MIN

Build the four-part prompt skeleton (context, intent, constraints, definition of done) and use plan mode so Codex surfaces its approach before editing — plan, review, implement, diff, test.

S2

KEYBOARD-FIRST TUI PLAYBOOK

schedule35 MIN

Drive the TUI without leaving the keyboard: @ to reference files, ! for shell, Esc Esc to edit/fork, /fork, /resume, /copy, and multi-root work with --add-dir.

S3

TUNED config.toml + 3 PROFILES

schedule35 MIN

A sane ten-line base config plus the three profiles every developer needs — cheap (mechanical), deep (hard bugs), review (read-only) — with project-local overrides.

S4

CODEBASE_MAP.md (EXPLORE-THEN-EDIT)

schedule40 MIN

Make Codex map an unfamiliar codebase — architecture, module responsibilities, where auth/validation/data live — to a committed document before changing a line.

S5

SCOPED REFACTOR + /review

schedule45 MIN

Run a minimal multi-file refactor (explicit scope, follow existing patterns, update tests) then have Codex audit its own diff with /review before you commit.

S6

YOUR FIRST MCP SERVER

schedule40 MIN

Wire an [mcp_servers.*] block into config.toml for a filesystem or fetch server, confirm it with /mcp, and ask a question that forces Codex to use the new tool.

S7

HEADLESS AUTOMATION (codex exec)

schedule40 MIN

Run Codex non-interactively — plain stdout, --json NDJSON streams, -o to save output — and build a real automation like release notes from a git-log range.

S8

SHIP DAY — CAPSTONE

schedule60 MIN

Pick one shipment (portfolio site, mini API, npm CLI, or a bot), flow every change through plan → diff → approve, deploy with one command, and confirm the live URL. Stretch: package a reusable SKILL.md.

Your Instructors

Prem Kumar

Prem Kumar

AI Architecture Expert

"Anyone can build an AI demo. I teach you how to build the architecture behind systems that scale, because the gap between prototype and production is where most teams get stuck."

Specialty

Data Platform Architecture AI-Enabled Systems Full-Stack Engineering Technical & AI Strategy High-Performance Team Building
Himal Rajan

Himal Rajan

Full Stack & AI Developer

"From React frontends to Python AI backends, I've spent my career building full-stack systems that actually ship, RAG pipelines, autonomous agents, and production APIs that handle real traffic. At RocketOne, I teach you the exact engineering decisions that turn an AI prototype into a system your users can depend on."

Specialty

Full Stack Development (React, Node.js) Python & AI Development RAG Pipelines & Vector Search Autonomous Agents Java & Spring Boot
Naveen Kumar

Naveen Kumar

AI/ML Engineer

"I've built AI systems across Zoho, Virtusa, and now SquareShift, from machine learning pipelines to generative AI applications. At RocketOne, I teach you the practical skills to build AI-powered solutions that work in the real world, not just in notebooks."

Specialty

Generative AI & LLMs Prompt Engineering Machine Learning Google Cloud ML AI Application Development MLOps & Model Deployment

Industry practitioners with hands-on delivery experience at SquareShift Technologies, a Google Cloud Premier Partner serving Fortune 500 clients.

What You Need Before Day 1

Required

  • Completed Codex CLI Level 1, or working knowledge of Codex CLI basics (installing, first edits, basic prompts)
  • Laptop with internet access and a terminal
  • Node.js / npx installed; Git and a GitHub account
  • An OpenAI account with Codex CLI access

Not Required

  • Prior MCP or automation experience
  • Deep DevOps knowledge
  • A large existing project (samples provided)

This is the intermediate (Level 2) track. You should already have Codex CLI basics; here you turn them into a productive daily workflow.

Every Question You Haven't Asked Yet.

Ideally yes, but working knowledge of Codex CLI basics (installing it, making first edits, basic prompting) is enough. This Level 2 bootcamp focuses on turning those basics into a productive daily workflow.
A repeatable daily Codex workflow plus two concrete outcomes: a deployed mini-project at a live public URL, and a reusable personal Skill — both carried forward into Level 3.
Codex CLI with an OpenAI account, Node.js / npx, Git and a GitHub account, and a terminal. We also touch MCP servers and a free deploy target (Vercel / Netlify / Fly.io).
Cohort dates are being finalized. This program is currently marked Coming Soon — register your interest with admissions and we'll notify you first.