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Every model gets a written job: driver, workhorse, gatekeeper

Give every model a written job in AGENTS.md: driver, workhorse, gatekeeper. Marketer running a Claude Code skills stack.

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Write each model's role into AGENTS.md so routing isn't in your head.

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ryandoser-agents-md-model-roles.toml

# Give every model a written job in AGENTS.md: driver, workhorse, gatekeeper
# source: https://ryandoser.com/is-chatgpt-pro-worth-it/

[rig]
who     = "Marketer running a Claude Code skills stack"
author  = "Ryan Doser"
date    = "2026-10"

harness = ["Claude Code", "Codex"]
models  = ["Claude Opus 5.5 (daily driver)", "Claude Sonnet 5.5 (workhorse)", "GPT-6.1 Sol, high reasoning (gatekeeper via Codex CLI)"]

[keep]
  - Models section in AGENTS.md
  - Markdown file of Opus 5.5's best outputs that Sonnet reads first
  - Claude Code Skills Stack

thing	status	why (per source)
Gatekeeper role	moved to GPT-6.1 Sol on 2026-10-01	A critic from another model family catches what a Claude model produces

Source: https://ryandoser.com/is-chatgpt-pro-worth-it/ · checked 2026-10-14

Route by task type and make each agent review the other

steal → Have the agent that didn't write the change review it.

Claude CodeCodexCursor Claude Opus 5.5Claude Sonnet 5.5 git push / commit in C

by Mike Holp

~/rigs/merlin-claude-manager-codex-….toml𝕏 · 2026-10-14

Claude manages, Codex grinds

steal → Use one model to plan architecture and another to churn through build steps.

Claude CodeCodex Claude Fable as manageGPT-6 Astra on Codex

by @Merlin412188240

~/rigs/stefancrncic-t3-three-machin….toml𝕏 · 2026-10-13

Five harnesses, three machines, one orchestrator

steal → Install several harnesses on worker machines and drive them from one place.

Claude CodeCodexCursor

by Stefan (@stefancrncic)