openai/codex
Lightweight coding agent that runs in your terminal
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Codex CLI is a coding agent from OpenAI that runs locally on your computer. If you want Codex in your code editor (VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf), install in your IDE. If you want the desktop app experience, run codex app or visit the Codex App page. If you are looking for the cloud-based agent from OpenAI, Codex Web, go to chatgpt.com/codex. Run the following on Mac or Linux to install Codex CLI: Run the following on Windows to install Codex CLI: The standalone installers download from https://releases.openai.com/codex by default and fall back to GitHub Releases if a metadata or asset download is unavailable. To force GitHub Releases, set CODEXINSTALLERUSERELEASESOPENAICOM to false (0 and no are also accepted): Codex CLI can also be installed via the following package managers: Then simply run codex to get started. You can also go to the latest GitHub Release and download the appropriate binary for…
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What this repository does
Lightweight coding agent that runs in your terminal
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- openai
- Primary language
- Rust
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- 132,655
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- License
- Apache-2.0
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- Created
- 2025-04-13T05:37:54.000Z
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- 2026-10-31T00:12:36.000Z
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