Add codex app launcher

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Ahmed Ibrahim
2026-02-02 14:05:00 -08:00
parent ae4eeff440
commit 07654d678e
2 changed files with 292 additions and 0 deletions

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codex-rs/cli/src/app_cmd.rs Normal file
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use anyhow::Context as _;
use clap::Parser;
use std::path::Path;
use std::path::PathBuf;
use tokio::process::Command;
const DEFAULT_CODEX_DMG_URL: &str = "https://persistent.oaistatic.com/codex-app-prod/Codex.dmg";
#[derive(Debug, Parser)]
pub struct AppCommand {
/// Workspace path to open in Codex Desktop.
#[arg(value_name = "PATH", default_value = ".")]
pub path: PathBuf,
/// Override the macOS DMG download URL (advanced).
#[arg(long, default_value = DEFAULT_CODEX_DMG_URL)]
pub download_url: String,
}
pub async fn run_app(cmd: AppCommand) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
let workspace = std::fs::canonicalize(&cmd.path).unwrap_or(cmd.path);
if !cfg!(target_os = "macos") {
anyhow::bail!(
"`codex app` is only available on macOS right now. For the latest updates, see https://chatgpt.com/codex."
);
}
{
if let Some(app_path) = find_existing_codex_app_path() {
open_codex_app(&app_path, &workspace).await?;
return Ok(());
}
let installed_app = download_and_install_codex_to_user_applications(&cmd.download_url)
.await
.context("failed to download/install Codex Desktop")?;
open_codex_app(&installed_app, &workspace).await?;
Ok(())
}
}
#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
fn find_existing_codex_app_path() -> Option<PathBuf> {
for candidate in candidate_codex_app_paths() {
if candidate.is_dir() {
return Some(candidate);
}
}
None
}
#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
fn candidate_codex_app_paths() -> Vec<PathBuf> {
let mut paths = vec![PathBuf::from("/Applications/Codex.app")];
if let Some(home) = std::env::var_os("HOME") {
paths.push(PathBuf::from(home).join("Applications").join("Codex.app"));
}
paths
}
#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
async fn open_codex_app(app_path: &Path, workspace: &Path) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
let status = Command::new("open")
.arg("-a")
.arg(app_path)
.arg(workspace)
.status()
.await
.context("failed to invoke `open`")?;
if status.success() {
return Ok(());
}
anyhow::bail!(
"`open -a {} {}` exited with {}",
app_path.display(),
workspace.display(),
status
);
}
#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
async fn download_and_install_codex_to_user_applications(dmg_url: &str) -> anyhow::Result<PathBuf> {
let tmp_root = std::env::temp_dir().join(format!("codex-app-installer-{}", std::process::id()));
std::fs::create_dir_all(&tmp_root)
.with_context(|| format!("failed to create temp dir {}", tmp_root.display()))?;
let dmg_path = tmp_root.join("Codex.dmg");
download_dmg(dmg_url, &dmg_path).await?;
let mount_point = mount_dmg(&dmg_path).await?;
let app_in_volume = find_codex_app_in_mount(&mount_point)
.context("failed to locate Codex.app in mounted dmg")?;
let dest_app = install_codex_app_bundle(&app_in_volume).await?;
let detach_result = detach_dmg(&mount_point).await;
let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(&tmp_root);
if let Err(err) = detach_result {
eprintln!(
"warning: failed to detach dmg at {}: {err}",
mount_point.display()
);
}
Ok(dest_app)
}
#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
async fn install_codex_app_bundle(app_in_volume: &Path) -> anyhow::Result<PathBuf> {
for applications_dir in candidate_applications_dirs()? {
std::fs::create_dir_all(&applications_dir).with_context(|| {
format!(
"failed to create applications dir {}",
applications_dir.display()
)
})?;
let dest_app = applications_dir.join("Codex.app");
if dest_app.is_dir() {
return Ok(dest_app);
}
match copy_app_bundle(app_in_volume, &dest_app).await {
Ok(()) => return Ok(dest_app),
Err(err) => {
eprintln!(
"warning: failed to install Codex.app to {}: {err}",
applications_dir.display()
);
}
}
}
anyhow::bail!("failed to install Codex.app to any applications directory");
}
#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
fn candidate_applications_dirs() -> anyhow::Result<Vec<PathBuf>> {
let mut dirs = vec![PathBuf::from("/Applications")];
dirs.push(user_applications_dir()?);
Ok(dirs)
}
#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
async fn download_dmg(url: &str, dest: &Path) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
let status = Command::new("curl")
.arg("-fL")
.arg("--retry")
.arg("3")
.arg("--retry-delay")
.arg("1")
.arg("-o")
.arg(dest)
.arg(url)
.status()
.await
.context("failed to invoke `curl`")?;
if status.success() {
return Ok(());
}
anyhow::bail!("curl download failed with {status}");
}
#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
async fn mount_dmg(dmg_path: &Path) -> anyhow::Result<PathBuf> {
let output = Command::new("hdiutil")
.arg("attach")
.arg("-nobrowse")
.arg("-readonly")
.arg(dmg_path)
.output()
.await
.context("failed to invoke `hdiutil attach`")?;
if !output.status.success() {
anyhow::bail!(
"`hdiutil attach` failed with {}: {}",
output.status,
String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr)
);
}
let stdout = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout);
parse_hdiutil_attach_mount_point(&stdout)
.map(PathBuf::from)
.with_context(|| format!("failed to parse mount point from hdiutil output:\n{stdout}"))
}
#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
async fn detach_dmg(mount_point: &Path) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
let status = Command::new("hdiutil")
.arg("detach")
.arg(mount_point)
.status()
.await
.context("failed to invoke `hdiutil detach`")?;
if status.success() {
return Ok(());
}
anyhow::bail!("hdiutil detach failed with {status}");
}
#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
fn find_codex_app_in_mount(mount_point: &Path) -> anyhow::Result<PathBuf> {
let direct = mount_point.join("Codex.app");
if direct.is_dir() {
return Ok(direct);
}
for entry in std::fs::read_dir(mount_point)
.with_context(|| format!("failed to read {}", mount_point.display()))?
{
let entry = entry.context("failed to read mount directory entry")?;
let path = entry.path();
if path.extension().is_some_and(|ext| ext == "app") && path.is_dir() {
return Ok(path);
}
}
anyhow::bail!("no .app bundle found at {}", mount_point.display());
}
#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
async fn copy_app_bundle(src_app: &Path, dest_app: &Path) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
let status = Command::new("ditto")
.arg(src_app)
.arg(dest_app)
.status()
.await
.context("failed to invoke `ditto`")?;
if status.success() {
return Ok(());
}
anyhow::bail!("ditto copy failed with {status}");
}
#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
fn user_applications_dir() -> anyhow::Result<PathBuf> {
let home = std::env::var_os("HOME").context("HOME is not set")?;
Ok(PathBuf::from(home).join("Applications"))
}
fn parse_hdiutil_attach_mount_point(output: &str) -> Option<String> {
output.lines().find_map(|line| {
if !line.contains("/Volumes/") {
return None;
}
if let Some((_, mount)) = line.rsplit_once('\t') {
return Some(mount.trim().to_string());
}
line.split_whitespace()
.find(|field| field.starts_with("/Volumes/"))
.map(str::to_string)
})
}
#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
use super::parse_hdiutil_attach_mount_point;
use pretty_assertions::assert_eq;
#[test]
fn parses_mount_point_from_tab_separated_hdiutil_output() {
let output = "/dev/disk2s1\tApple_HFS\tCodex\t/Volumes/Codex\n";
assert_eq!(
parse_hdiutil_attach_mount_point(output).as_deref(),
Some("/Volumes/Codex")
);
}
#[test]
fn parses_mount_point_with_spaces() {
let output = "/dev/disk2s1\tApple_HFS\tCodex Installer\t/Volumes/Codex Installer\n";
assert_eq!(
parse_hdiutil_attach_mount_point(output).as_deref(),
Some("/Volumes/Codex Installer")
);
}
}

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@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ use std::io::IsTerminal;
use std::path::PathBuf;
use supports_color::Stream;
mod app_cmd;
mod mcp_cmd;
#[cfg(not(windows))]
mod wsl_paths;
@@ -98,6 +99,9 @@ enum Subcommand {
/// [experimental] Run the app server or related tooling.
AppServer(AppServerCommand),
/// Launch the Codex desktop app (downloads the macOS installer if missing).
App(app_cmd::AppCommand),
/// Generate shell completion scripts.
Completion(CompletionCommand),
@@ -548,6 +552,9 @@ async fn cli_main(codex_linux_sandbox_exe: Option<PathBuf>) -> anyhow::Result<()
codex_app_server_protocol::generate_json(&gen_cli.out_dir)?;
}
},
Some(Subcommand::App(app_cli)) => {
app_cmd::run_app(app_cli).await?;
}
Some(Subcommand::Resume(ResumeCommand {
session_id,
last,