codex --remote (#22414)
## Why Added support for UDS connections in `codex --remote`. TUI also now connects to local app-server using UDS by default if it is running and set to listen to UDS connection. ## What Changed - Introduced `RemoteAppServerEndpoint` with `WebSocket` and `UnixSocket` variants. - Reused the existing JSON-RPC-over-WebSocket protocol over either a TCP WebSocket stream or a UDS stream. - Updated `codex --remote` to accept `ws://host:port`, `wss://host:port`, `unix://`, and `unix://PATH`. - Kept `--remote-auth-token-env` restricted to `wss://` and loopback `ws://` remotes. - Added a fast TUI startup probe for the default daemon socket, falling back to the embedded app server when the daemon is absent or unresponsive. ## Verification - Manually verified that the updated remote flow works. - Added coverage for UDS remote round trips, WebSocket auth headers, auth-token transport policy, remote address parsing, and missing-daemon fallback. - Ran focused remote test coverage locally.
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.
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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.
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