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## Why

The SDK package root should be the ergonomic public client API, not a
dump of every generated app-server schema type. Generated models still
need a supported import path, but callers should be able to tell which
names are high-level SDK entrypoints and which names are protocol value
models.

## What

- Define a curated root `__all__` for clients, handles, input helpers,
retry helpers, config, and public errors.
- Add a `types` module as the supported home for generated app-server
response, event, enum, and helper models.
- Update docs and examples to import protocol/value models from the type
module.
- Add tests that lock root exports, type-module exports, star-import
behavior, and example import hygiene.

## Stack

1. #21891 `[1/8]` Pin Python SDK runtime dependency
2. #21893 `[2/8]` Generate Python SDK types from pinned runtime
3. #21895 `[3/8]` Run Python SDK tests in CI
4. This PR `[4/8]` Define Python SDK public API surface
5. #21905 `[5/8]` Rename Python SDK package to `openai-codex`
6. #21910 `[6/8]` Add high-level Python SDK approval mode
7. #22014 `[7/8]` Add Python SDK app-server integration harness
8. #22021 `[8/8]` Add Python SDK Ruff formatting

## Verification

- Added public API signature tests for root exports, `types` exports,
and example imports.

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2026-05-12 00:57:44 +03:00

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# Codex App Server 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 `codex_app_server.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. For local repo development, either pass
`AppServerConfig(codex_bin=...)` to point at a local build explicitly, or use
the repo examples/notebook bootstrap which installs the pinned runtime package
automatically.
## Quickstart
```python
from codex_app_server 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 packaging
The repo no longer checks `codex` binaries into `sdk/python`.
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.
For local repo development, the checked-in `sdk/python-runtime` package is only
a template for staged release artifacts. Editable installs should use an
explicit `codex_bin` override for manual SDK usage; the repo examples and
notebook bootstrap the pinned runtime package automatically.
## Maintainer workflow
```bash
cd sdk/python
uv sync
python scripts/update_sdk_artifacts.py generate-types
python scripts/update_sdk_artifacts.py \
stage-sdk \
/tmp/codex-python-release/openai-codex-app-server-sdk \
--codex-version <codex-release-tag-or-pep440-version>
python scripts/update_sdk_artifacts.py \
stage-runtime \
/tmp/codex-python-release/openai-codex-cli-bin \
/path/to/codex \
--codex-version <codex-release-tag-or-pep440-version>
```
Pass `--platform-tag ...` to `stage-runtime` when the wheel should be tagged for
a Rust target that differs from the Python build host. The intended one-off
matrix is `macosx_11_0_arm64`, `macosx_10_9_x86_64`,
`musllinux_1_1_aarch64`, `musllinux_1_1_x86_64`, `win_arm64`, and
`win_amd64`.
This supports the CI release flow:
- run `generate-types` before packaging
- stage `openai-codex-app-server-sdk` once with an exact `openai-codex-cli-bin==...` dependency
- stage `openai-codex-cli-bin` on each supported platform runner with the same pinned runtime version
- build and publish `openai-codex-cli-bin` as platform wheels only through PyPI trusted publishing; do not publish an sdist
## Compatibility and versioning
- Package: `openai-codex-app-server-sdk`
- 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.