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OpenAI Codex CLI changelog

OpenAI's open-source coding agent that runs in your terminal, by OpenAI.

36 entries since Jul 21, 2026 · Official source: https://github.com/openai/codex/releases

Thu, Oct 15, 2026

0.163.0

New Features: Open /config to search preferences across categories, change supported settings immediately, and see which changes require a restart. (#52990, #53429) • Send a follow-up while Codex is responding to steer it immediately. Interrupting a turn also stops active Code…

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Fri, Oct 9, 2026

0.162.1

Bug Fixes: Fixed a TUI crash when asynchronous questions contain multiple lines, preserving line breaks and complete hyperlink destinations. (#51866) • Fixed startup failures caused by differences between a running background server's feature settings and CLI defaults.…

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Thu, Oct 8, 2026

0.162.0

New Features: Add tools for creating and listing managed Git worktrees from trusted local projects when the worktrees feature is enabled. (#50148) • Pin tasks in the agent Command Center with p and keep them in a shared Pinned group when supported by the server. (#51500)…

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Wed, Oct 7, 2026

0.161.0

New Features: GPT-6.1 Sol is now the default model in the bundled and Amazon Bedrock catalogs. (#49318, #49339) • Amazon Bedrock supports multi-agent V2 and Ultra reasoning on compatible models; Bedrock Mantle also accepts AWS GovCloud regions. (#49345, #49813) • Sign in to MCP…

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Mon, Oct 5, 2026

0.160.1

Bug Fixes: Preserve SYSTEMROOT, TEMP, and TMP when launching remote stdio MCP servers with explicitly configured remote environment variables, allowing Unix hosts to retain the Windows executor's startup environment. • #51121: Backport Windows remote MCP environment preservation…

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Thu, Oct 1, 2026

0.160.0

New Features: Browse older tasks in the agent command center with a keyboard-accessible “Show more” action. (#49106) • Select transcript text and paste with middle-click in fullscreen mode on supported local Linux X11 terminals. (#49112) • Start sessions outside a project with…

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Wed, Sep 30, 2026

0.159.3

New Features: Eligible local sessions signed in with ChatGPT can now show optional reminders to complete account security setup. (#49744) Full Changelog: #49744 [0.159] Backport account security setup reminders for 0.159.3 @andrewgu-oai

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Tue, Sep 29, 2026

0.159.2

Bug Fixes: Suppressed console windows flashing on Windows when Codex launches background processes and sandboxed commands. (#49385) Full Changelog: #49385 [0.159] Backport Windows console suppression for 0.159.2 @andrewgu-oai

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0.159.1

New Features: Added GPT-6.1 Sol as the default model in the bundled catalog and Amazon Bedrock Mantle and Runtime catalogs. (#49323, #49342) Full Changelog: #49323 [0.159] Prepare 0.159.1 release backports @andrewgu-oai • #49342 [0.159] Backport GPT-6.1 Sol Bedrock catalogs…

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0.159.0

New Features: Opt-in instant_interrupt lets new input steer Codex during model responses or long-running code-mode calls. (#48135, #48141) • New sessions get a compact welcome screen and consistent headers, with occasional tips during and after turns. (#48513, #48562, #48352)…

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Mon, Sep 28, 2026

0.158.0

New Features: Configure copy-on-select and right-click paste in the fullscreen TUI. Copied transcript selections now preserve Markdown formatting. (#47639, #47896, #48118) • Connect to MCP servers that require pre-registered OAuth client secrets, including through codex mcp add…

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Sat, Sep 26, 2026

0.157.1

Chores: Release highlights could not be determined: the supplied PR index is empty, and the GitHub tag comparison returned 404. Full Changelog:

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Fri, Sep 25, 2026

0.157.0

New Features: Added GPT-6 Sol and Luna, including Amazon Bedrock support and migration prompts for older models. (#47332, #47347) • Enabled fullscreen transcripts by default and added Shift-click to extend text selections. (#47178, #47414) • Enabled automatic background-server…

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Wed, Sep 23, 2026

0.156.1

New Features: Choose GPT-6 Sol or GPT-6 Luna from the model picker. The rate-limit switch prompt now recommends GPT-6 Luna. (#47405) Full Changelog: #47405 [hotfix 0.156.0] Add GPT-6 Sol and Luna to the model catalog (#47332) @imac-oai

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Tue, Sep 22, 2026

0.156.0

New Features: Choose an optional fullscreen UI with /tui for your next launch, including transcript search, mouse selection, and right-click copying. (#46732, #46734, #46883, #46895) • Voice conversations are enabled by default, with an F8 toggle, a /voice settings picker, and…

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Fri, Sep 18, 2026

0.155.1

Bug Fixes: New local TUI sessions now leave reasoning summaries disabled by default, fixing request rejection by providers that do not support them. Explicit reasoning-summary settings remain respected. (#46467) Full Changelog: #46467 Restore none as the TUI reasoning summary…

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Thu, Sep 17, 2026

0.155.0

New Features: Added experimental /voice conversations with live transcripts and microphone controls on supported builds, enabled through /experimental. (#43581, #43651, #44331) • The TUI now shows live reasoning summaries in the status row and completion timestamps after…

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Thu, Sep 10, 2026

Python SDK 0.154.0 (python-v0.154.0)

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()…

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Wed, Sep 9, 2026

0.154.0

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…

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Fri, Sep 4, 2026

0.153.4

Bug Fixes: Fixed Astra’s visibility in the bundled model picker and made it the bundled default when no model is explicitly configured. (#42874) • Updated Astra’s guidance to use asynchronous questions only when the tool is available in the session. (#42878) Full Changelog…

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0.153.3

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)…

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Thu, Sep 3, 2026

0.153.2

Bug Fixes: Corrected the GPT-6-Astra Fast tier description to say “2x speed, increased usage” instead of “1.5x.” This changes only the displayed text, not how requests run. (#42632) Full Changelog: #42632 Fix GPT-6-Astra Fast tier description for 0.153.2 @anp-oai

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0.153.1

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) Full Changelog: #42605 Backport GPT-6-Astra model catalog to 0.153 @anp-oai

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0.153.0

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…

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Tue, Sep 1, 2026

0.152.0

New Features: Vim mode supports / and ? searches within drafts, highlighted matches, and repeat navigation with n and N. (#41586) • Rate-limit banners offer actions for checking usage, managing credits, resetting limits, and managing plans. (#41742) • The terminal UI and codex…

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Sat, Aug 29, 2026

0.151.0

New Features: Added a configurable grace period for discovering tools from optional MCP servers. (#41199) • Extensions can now inspect or replace MCP tool results before they reach the model. (#41202) • Plugin catalogs now combine per-repository configuration and report invalid…

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Thu, Aug 27, 2026

0.150.1

Bug Fixes: Remote compaction now counts retained images toward its token budget by default, trimming older images as needed. (#41003) Full Changelog: #41003 Backport retained-image compaction budgeting to 0.150 @rhan-oai

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Wed, Aug 26, 2026

0.150.0

New Features: Reference other Codex tasks with @ mentions, and ask agents to read, create, or message tasks from the terminal. (#40308, #40315) • /copy now offers a picker for full responses, individual code blocks, and blockquotes. (#39997) • Unnamed terminal tasks receive…

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Mon, Aug 24, 2026

Thu, Aug 20, 2026

0.149.0

New Features: Added an interactive codex agents dashboard for searching, starting, opening, renaming, and stopping tasks, with configurable shortcuts. (#39094, #39112, #39114, #39142) • Added /cd, /pwd, and /cwd commands for managing the working directory in TUI sessions.…

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Tue, Aug 18, 2026

0.148.0

New Features: Export complete TUI conversations to Markdown with /export, either to the clipboard or a new file. (#37358) • Fork sessions with codex exec fork, and archive or restore sessions from the TUI resume picker. (#37367, #37369, #37371) • Draft prompts while the TUI…

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Fri, Aug 7, 2026

0.147.0

New Features: Install portable Agent Plugins and search across local, personal, workspace, and remote plugin catalogs. (#36544, #36409, #36919, #36796) • Organize conversations into persistent, manually ordered sections and browse long transcripts incrementally. (#35722, #36007…

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Wed, Aug 5, 2026

0.146.1

Bug Fixes: Apply safer automatic-review defaults for cyber-capable models and explain permission changes in the terminal interface. (#37057) Full Changelog: #37057 [0.146] Backport safer cyber-model auto-review defaults @anp-oai

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Wed, Jul 29, 2026

0.146.0

New Features: Name new sessions with /new or /clear, pin important threads, and switch between side conversations without closing them. (#34605, #34840, #35011) • Support Agent Plugins manifests, workspace plugin publishing, and additional plugin marketplaces for Amazon Bedrock…

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Tue, Jul 21, 2026

0.145.0

New Features: Added experimental paginated thread history with efficient resume, search, persisted names, sub-agent support, and memories. (#33364, #33907, #34085, #34229, #34386) • Expanded /import to migrate Cursor and Claude Code settings, MCP servers, plugins, sessions…

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