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OpenAI Codex CLI

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Lightweight coding agent that runs in your terminal (Codex CLI).

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Config files OpenAI Codex CLI has changed

Config you own — hooks, permission rules, MCP servers, settings — that releases below state a change to. Counted from the release notes we track, newest change first. How a harness is layered.

skills and plugins3 changes · 9 releases touched it · latest Sep 29, 2026 · rust-v0.159.0 ↗
agent context files3 changes · latest Oct 15, 2026 · rust-v0.163.0 ↗
MCP server config2 changes · 16 releases touched it · latest Sep 9, 2026 · rust-v0.154.0 ↗
permission rules2 changes · 6 releases touched it · latest Oct 15, 2026 · rust-v0.163.0 ↗
hooks1 change · 6 releases touched it · latest Oct 15, 2026 · rust-v0.163.0 ↗
sandbox settings1 change · 6 releases touched it · latest Aug 7, 2026 · rust-v0.147.0 ↗

Security advisories

2 published for Codex CLI, from the GitHub Advisory Database.

Release signals

OpenAI Codex CLIvoice-cygwin-108b38cf67cbb731Sep 10, 2026

Cygwin build inputs and matching source for Windows voice

CI-only build tools for native Windows voice releases. · These archives are not included in Codex user packages. · cygwin-build-inputs.tar.gz: 103 pinned Cygwin binary packages and the signed package index used by the offline build installer. · cygwin-build-sources.tar: all 83 corresponding source package archives at the exact versions named by that index. · It includes the upstream source, patches, and build recipes provided in Cygwin's -src packages. · +5 more changes
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CI-only build tools for native Windows voice releases. These archives are not included in Codex user packages.

  • cygwin-build-inputs.tar.gz: 103 pinned Cygwin binary packages and the signed package index used by the offline build installer.
  • cygwin-build-sources.tar: all 83 corresponding source package archives at the exact versions named by that index. It includes the upstream source, patches, and build recipes provided in Cygwin's -src packages.
  • cygwin-source-map.json: each selected binary package mapped to its source archive and the source size and SHA-512 digest from the pinned index.
  • CYGWIN-SOURCE-NOTICE.txt: source access and licensing notice.

The binary and source archive SHA-256 pins live in .github/scripts/voice-cygwin-snapshot.json in the Codex repository. Cygwin describes the licensing terms at https://cygwin.com/licensing.html. Licenses vary by package; consult the corresponding source and binary package archives for their notices.

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OpenAI Codex CLIpython-v0.154.0Sep 10, 2026

Python SDK 0.154.0

Install with pip install --upgrade openai-codex==0.154.0 (Python 3.10 or later). · This release includes the matching openai-codex-cli-bin==0.154.0 runtime. · Add max and ultra reasoning-effort values. #39662 · Add ExternalMessage to synchronous and asynchronous run() and turn() calls. · External content can start a turn or join an active regular turn with tool-level authority; it does not grant user authorization. · Consumers receive independent event streams. #44086 · +14 more changes
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Install with pip install --upgrade openai-codex==0.154.0 (Python 3.10 or later). This release includes the matching openai-codex-cli-bin==0.154.0 runtime.

  • Add max and ultra reasoning-effort values. #39662

  • Add ExternalMessage to synchronous and asynchronous run() and turn() calls. External content can start a turn or join an active regular turn with tool-level authority; it does not grant user authorization. Consumers receive independent event streams. #44086

  • Add include_turns on resume/fork, turn_service_tier for one newly started turn, and source metadata. History selection changes the returned response, not model context. Existing defaults are preserved when these options are omitted. #44084

  • Refresh generated protocol models and notifications, and preserve completion events that arrive before a turn-start response. #44032, #44400

Check these migrations when upgrading:

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Polled sources

[openai-developers] OpenAI Developers Codex

Product page · not polled

https://developers.openai.com/codex

[github-releases] GitHub Releases

GitHub Releases · last read Oct 25, 2026

https://github.com/openai/codex/releases