OpenAI Codex CLI

New Features

• GPT-6-Astra is now available in the model picker and Amazon Bedrock catalogs. (#42879, #42619)

• Experimental worktree support lets you create isolated checkouts for new or forked sessions using --worktree or /worktree, then browse and resume them. (#42652, #43069, #43120, #43286)

• Answer questions inline while Codex continues working, using suggested choices or custom text without losing your main draft. (#42891, #42894, #42897)

• Windows sessions can now share a background Codex server, with daemon lifecycle commands and managed updates. (#42405, #42392)

• Vim editing gains R replace mode with undo and dot-repeat, plus more reliable Escape handling in legacy terminals. (#42194, #42584)

• Copying responses preserves formatting in rich-text apps, and /copy can copy status output or individual session fields. (#42847, #43055)

Bug Fixes

• Existing sessions pick up newly installed plugin tools and refresh skills and hooks after external plugin upgrades or rollbacks. (#42284, #42593, #42990)

New Features

• Added GPT-6-Astra to the Amazon Bedrock model picker for Mantle and Runtime global/US routes. (#42805)

Bug Fixes

• Corrected GPT-6-Astra’s guidance for asynchronous clarification questions to use the supported tool and recognize that it accepts text only. (#42809)

Changelog

Full Changelog: https://github.com/openai/codex/compare/rust-v0.153.2...rust-v0.153.3

• #42805 [0.153 hotfix] Add GPT-6-Astra to Amazon Bedrock catalogs @celia-oai

• #42809 [0.153 hotfix] Update Astra async-question guidance @rhan-oai

New Features

• Added support for configuring GPT-6-Astra through the API without changing the default model or showing it in the model picker. (#42605)

Changelog

Full Changelog: https://github.com/openai/codex/compare/rust-v0.153.0...rust-v0.153.1

• #42605 Backport GPT-6-Astra model catalog to 0.153 @anp-oai

New Features

• Vim mode now supports undo with u and redo with Ctrl+R, preserving complete drafts including pasted content and attachments. (#41941, #42140)

• The plugin CLI can list, install, and remove plugins from remote marketplaces. (#42150)

• Set tui.auto_recap = false to disable automatic recaps while keeping manual /recap available. (#42101)

• TUI history shows complete patches, input sent to background terminals, and individual completed commands. (#41893, #42107)

• Plus and Team users receive an earlier warning when less than half of their allowance remains in an approximately five-hour usage window. (#42142)

Bug Fixes

• TUI sessions reconnect after an external app-server connection drops, preserving drafts and transcripts while keeping uncertain or queued submissions paused for review.