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## Summary
- Remove maintainer and release-process wording from the Python SDK
README and docs.
- Rewrite SDK-facing comments/docstrings so they read as standalone
product documentation.
- Add a real app-server integration smoke that follows the public
quickstart-style `Codex() -> thread_start() -> run()` path.

## Integration coverage
- Add `test_real_quickstart_style_flow_smoke` in the real app-server
integration suite.

## Validation
- Local tests were not run per repo guidance. CI should validate this
branch once the PR is online.
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# OpenAI Codex Python SDK (Experimental)
Experimental Python SDK for `codex app-server` JSON-RPC v2 over stdio, with a small default surface optimized for real scripts and apps.
The generated wire-model layer is sourced from the pinned `openai-codex-cli-bin`
runtime package and exposed as Pydantic models with snake_case Python fields
that serialize back to the app-servers camelCase wire format.
The package root exports the ergonomic client API; public app-server value and
event types live in `openai_codex.types`.
## Install
```bash
cd sdk/python
uv sync
source .venv/bin/activate
```
Published SDK builds pin an exact `openai-codex-cli-bin` runtime dependency
with the same version as the SDK. Pass `AppServerConfig(codex_bin=...)` only
when you intentionally want to run against a specific local app-server binary.
## Quickstart
```python
from openai_codex import Codex
with Codex() as codex:
thread = codex.thread_start(model="gpt-5")
result = thread.run("Say hello in one sentence.")
print(result.final_response)
print(len(result.items))
```
`result.final_response` is `None` when the turn completes without a final-answer
or phase-less assistant message item.
## Docs map
- Golden path tutorial: `docs/getting-started.md`
- API reference (signatures + behavior): `docs/api-reference.md`
- Common decisions and pitfalls: `docs/faq.md`
- Runnable examples index: `examples/README.md`
- Jupyter walkthrough notebook: `notebooks/sdk_walkthrough.ipynb`
## Examples
Start here:
```bash
cd sdk/python
python examples/01_quickstart_constructor/sync.py
python examples/01_quickstart_constructor/async.py
```
## Runtime
Published SDK builds are pinned to an exact `openai-codex-cli-bin` package
version, and that runtime package carries the platform-specific binary for the
target wheel. The SDK package version and runtime package version must match.
## Compatibility and versioning
- Package: `openai-codex`
- Runtime package: `openai-codex-cli-bin`
- Python: `>=3.10`
- Target protocol: Codex `app-server` JSON-RPC v2
- Versioning rule: the SDK package version is the underlying Codex runtime version
## Notes
- `Codex()` is eager and performs startup + `initialize` in the constructor.
- Use context managers (`with Codex() as codex:`) to ensure shutdown.
- Prefer `thread.run("...")` for the common case. Use `thread.turn(...)` when
you need streaming, steering, or interrupt control.
- For transient overload, use `retry_on_overload` from the package root.