## Why Recent session history showed no active use of the raw `shell`, `local_shell`, or `container.exec` execution surfaces. Keeping those handlers/specs wired into core leaves duplicate shell execution paths alongside the supported `shell_command` and unified exec tools. ## What changed - Removed the raw `shell` handler/spec and its `ShellToolCallParams` protocol helper. - Removed the legacy `local_shell` and `container.exec` handler/spec plumbing while preserving persisted-history compatibility for old response items. - Normalized model/config `default` and `local` shell selections to `shell_command`. - Pruned tests that exercised removed raw-shell/local-shell/apply-patch variants and kept coverage on `shell_command`, unified exec, and freeform `apply_patch`. ## Verification - `git diff --check` - `cargo test -p codex-protocol` - `cargo test -p codex-tools` - `cargo test -p codex-core tools::handlers::shell` - `cargo test -p codex-core tools::spec` - `cargo test -p codex-core tools::router` - `cargo test -p codex-core active_call_preserves_triggering_command_context` - `cargo test -p codex-core guardian_tests` - `cargo test -p codex-core --test all shell_serialization` - `cargo test -p codex-core --test all apply_patch_cli` - `cargo test -p codex-core --test all shell_command_` - `cargo test -p codex-core --test all local_shell` - `cargo test -p codex-core --test all otel::` - `cargo test -p codex-core --test all hooks::` - `just fix -p codex-core` - `just fix -p codex-tools`
npm i -g @openai/codex
or brew install --cask codex
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.
Quickstart
Installing and running Codex CLI
Install globally with your preferred package manager:
# Install using npm
npm install -g @openai/codex
# Install using Homebrew
brew install --cask codex
Then simply run codex to get started.
You can also go to the latest GitHub Release and download the appropriate binary for your platform.
Each GitHub Release contains many executables, but in practice, you likely want one of these:
- macOS
- Apple Silicon/arm64:
codex-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.gz - x86_64 (older Mac hardware):
codex-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.gz
- Apple Silicon/arm64:
- Linux
- x86_64:
codex-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz - arm64:
codex-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz
- x86_64:
Each archive contains a single entry with the platform baked into the name (e.g., codex-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl), so you likely want to rename it to codex after extracting it.
Using Codex with your ChatGPT plan
Run codex and select Sign in with ChatGPT. We recommend signing into your ChatGPT account to use Codex as part of your Plus, Pro, Business, Edu, or Enterprise plan. Learn more about what's included in your ChatGPT plan.
You can also use Codex with an API key, but this requires additional setup.
Docs
This repository is licensed under the Apache-2.0 License.
