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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)
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Experimental Python SDK for `codex app-server` JSON-RPC v2 over stdio, with a small default surface optimized for real scripts and apps.
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The generated wire-model layer is sourced from the pinned `openai-codex-cli-bin`
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runtime package and exposed as Pydantic models with snake_case Python fields
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that serialize back to the app-server’s camelCase wire format.
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The package root exports the ergonomic client API; public app-server value and
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event types live in `openai_codex.types`.
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## Install
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```bash
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cd sdk/python
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uv sync
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source .venv/bin/activate
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```
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Published SDK builds pin an exact `openai-codex-cli-bin` runtime dependency
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with the same version as the SDK. Pass `AppServerConfig(codex_bin=...)` only
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when you intentionally want to run against a specific local app-server binary.
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## Quickstart
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```python
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from openai_codex import Codex
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with Codex() as codex:
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thread = codex.thread_start(model="gpt-5")
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result = thread.run("Say hello in one sentence.")
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print(result.final_response)
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print(len(result.items))
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```
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`result.final_response` is `None` when the turn completes without a final-answer
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or phase-less assistant message item.
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## Docs map
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- Golden path tutorial: `docs/getting-started.md`
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- API reference (signatures + behavior): `docs/api-reference.md`
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- Common decisions and pitfalls: `docs/faq.md`
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- Runnable examples index: `examples/README.md`
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- Jupyter walkthrough notebook: `notebooks/sdk_walkthrough.ipynb`
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## Examples
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Start here:
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```bash
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cd sdk/python
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python examples/01_quickstart_constructor/sync.py
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python examples/01_quickstart_constructor/async.py
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```
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## Runtime
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Published SDK builds are pinned to an exact `openai-codex-cli-bin` package
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version, and that runtime package carries the platform-specific binary for the
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target wheel. The SDK package version and runtime package version must match.
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## Compatibility and versioning
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- Package: `openai-codex`
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- Runtime package: `openai-codex-cli-bin`
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- Python: `>=3.10`
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- Target protocol: Codex `app-server` JSON-RPC v2
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- Versioning rule: the SDK package version is the underlying Codex runtime version
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## Notes
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- `Codex()` is eager and performs startup + `initialize` in the constructor.
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- Use context managers (`with Codex() as codex:`) to ensure shutdown.
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- Prefer `thread.run("...")` for the common case. Use `thread.turn(...)` when
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you need streaming, steering, or interrupt control.
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- For transient overload, use `retry_on_overload` from the package root.
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