I Wanted to Own the Harness. Then Codex Desktop Won

Jory Pestorious, a former Claude Code devotee, explains why he switched to Codex Desktop. He argues that portability is insurance, not a goal, and that integration beats DIY setups. He dissects hype around tools like Prime Agent and Ponytail, and details his current setup with OMP and Codex, concluding that Codex won by demanding less attention, not by offering more control.