Join an open math research run with Codex or Claude Code
Auto Research tracks community pull requests that improve the key numbers in OpenAI's 2026 math preprints, starting with integer multiplication below n log n. It gives you a copyable prompt to point Codex or Claude Code at the latest bound, test an improvement and submit a reproducible contribution.
Source
swesnow on Hacker News · 2026-10-11 · Project link
Written in our own words. Credit to the original author. Link checked 2026-10-17.
What they did
Auto Research tracks community pull requests that improve the key numbers in OpenAI's 2026 math preprints, starting with integer multiplication below n log n. It gives you a copyable prompt to point Codex or Claude Code at the latest bound, test an improvement and submit a reproducible contribution.
Result (as claimed)
Live tracker of contributors and PRs; 82 points on Hacker News.
Tools they used
Cost: OpenAI Codex: free plan, paid from $8/mo; Claude Code: free plan, paid from $17/mo. Checked 2026-10-14.
Set it up
Gather your sources
Collect the papers, notes, links or files you want to work from in one place.
Load them into the tool
Open OpenAI Codex, Claude Code and add your sources. Keep the original files so you can check claims later.
Ask focused questions
Ask for summaries, comparisons or connections with citations to the source passages.
Verify and save
Spot check claims against the sources, then save the output as notes you can reuse.
Copy the full setup prompt
Paste into your agent and it will walk you through the setup, asking before anything that sends, posts or spends.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Claude Code. Goal: Join an open math research run with Codex or Claude Code What the original author did: Auto Research tracks community pull requests that improve the key numbers in OpenAI's 2026 math preprints, starting with integer multiplication below n log n. It gives you a copyable prompt to point Codex or Claude Code at the latest bound, test an improvement and submit a reproducible contribution. Reported result (as claimed by the author): Live tracker of contributors and PRs; 82 points on Hacker News. Source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50047664 Tools they used: OpenAI Codex, Claude Code Category: Research & learning Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Codex. Goal: Join an open math research run with Codex or Claude Code What the original author did: Auto Research tracks community pull requests that improve the key numbers in OpenAI's 2026 math preprints, starting with integer multiplication below n log n. It gives you a copyable prompt to point Codex or Claude Code at the latest bound, test an improvement and submit a reproducible contribution. Reported result (as claimed by the author): Live tracker of contributors and PRs; 82 points on Hacker News. Source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50047664 Tools they used: OpenAI Codex, Claude Code Category: Research & learning Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Grok Bot. Goal: Join an open math research run with Codex or Claude Code What the original author did: Auto Research tracks community pull requests that improve the key numbers in OpenAI's 2026 math preprints, starting with integer multiplication below n log n. It gives you a copyable prompt to point Codex or Claude Code at the latest bound, test an improvement and submit a reproducible contribution. Reported result (as claimed by the author): Live tracker of contributors and PRs; 82 points on Hacker News. Source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50047664 Tools they used: OpenAI Codex, Claude Code Category: Research & learning Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
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