codex

Add features enable/disable subcommands (#10180 )

## Summary
- add `codex features enable <feature>` and `codex features disable
<feature>`
- persist feature flag changes to `config.toml` (respecting profile)
- print the under-development feature warning when enabling prerelease
features
- keep `features list` behavior unchanged and add unit/integration tests

## Testing
- cargo test -p codex-cli

Josh McKinney · 2026-01-29 20:35:03 +00:00

03aee7140f

Propagate MCP disabled reason (#9207 )

Indicate why MCP servers are disabled when they are disabled by
requirements:

```
➜  codex git:(main) ✗ just codex mcp list
cargo run --bin codex -- "$@"
    Finished `dev` profile [unoptimized + debuginfo] target(s) in 0.27s
     Running `target/debug/codex mcp list`
Name         Command          Args  Env  Cwd  Status                                                                  Auth
docs         docs-mcp         -     -    -    disabled: requirements (MDM com.openai.codex:requirements_toml_base64)  Unsupported
hello_world  hello-world-mcp  -     -    -    disabled: requirements (MDM com.openai.codex:requirements_toml_base64)  Unsupported

➜  codex git:(main) ✗ just c
cargo run --bin codex -- "$@"
    Finished `dev` profile [unoptimized + debuginfo] target(s) in 0.90s
     Running `target/debug/codex`
╭─────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ >_ OpenAI Codex (v0.0.0)                    │
│                                             │
│ model:     gpt-5.2 xhigh   /model to change │
│ directory: ~/code/codex/codex-rs            │
╰─────────────────────────────────────────────╯

/mcp

🔌  MCP Tools

  • No MCP tools available.

  • docs (disabled)
    • Reason: requirements (MDM com.openai.codex:requirements_toml_base64)

  • hello_world (disabled)
    • Reason: requirements (MDM com.openai.codex:requirements_toml_base64)
```

gt-oai · 2026-01-15 17:24:00 +00:00

f6df1596eb

feat: add justification arg to prefix_rule() in *.rules (#8751 )

Adds an optional `justification` parameter to the `prefix_rule()`
execpolicy DSL so policy authors can attach human-readable rationale to
a rule. That justification is propagated through parsing/matching and
can be surfaced to the model (or approval UI) when a command is blocked
or requires approval.

When a command is rejected (or gated behind approval) due to policy, a
generic message makes it hard for the model/user to understand what went
wrong and what to do instead. Allowing policy authors to supply a short
justification improves debuggability and helps guide the model toward
compliant alternatives.

Example:

```python
prefix_rule(
    pattern = ["git", "push"],
    decision = "forbidden",
    justification = "pushing is blocked in this repo",
)
```

If Codex tried to run `git push origin main`, now the failure would
include:

```
`git push origin main` rejected: pushing is blocked in this repo
```

whereas previously, all it was told was:

```
execpolicy forbids this command
```

Michael Bolin · 2026-01-05 21:24:48 +00:00

cafb07fe6e

feat: introduce codex-utils-cargo-bin as an alternative to assert_cmd::Command (#8496 )

This PR introduces a `codex-utils-cargo-bin` utility crate that
wraps/replaces our use of `assert_cmd::Command` and
`escargot::CargoBuild`.

As you can infer from the introduction of `buck_project_root()` in this
PR, I am attempting to make it possible to build Codex under
[Buck2](https://buck2.build) as well as `cargo`. With Buck2, I hope to
achieve faster incremental local builds (largely due to Buck2's
[dice](https://buck2.build/docs/insights_and_knowledge/modern_dice/)
build strategy, as well as benefits from its local build daemon) as well
as faster CI builds if we invest in remote execution and caching.

See
https://buck2.build/docs/getting_started/what_is_buck2/#why-use-buck2-key-advantages
for more details about the performance advantages of Buck2.

Buck2 enforces stronger requirements in terms of build and test
isolation. It discourages assumptions about absolute paths (which is key
to enabling remote execution). Because the `CARGO_BIN_EXE_*` environment
variables that Cargo provides are absolute paths (which
`assert_cmd::Command` reads), this is a problem for Buck2, which is why
we need this `codex-utils-cargo-bin` utility.

My WIP-Buck2 setup sets the `CARGO_BIN_EXE_*` environment variables
passed to a `rust_test()` build rule as relative paths.
`codex-utils-cargo-bin` will resolve these values to absolute paths,
when necessary.


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Michael Bolin · 2025-12-23 19:29:32 -08:00

e61bae12e3

fix: policy/*.codexpolicy -> rules/*.rules (#7888 )

We decided that `*.rules` is a more fitting (and concise) file extension
than `*.codexpolicy`, so we are changing the file extension for the
"execpolicy" effort. We are also changing the subfolder of `$CODEX_HOME`
from `policy` to `rules` to match.

This PR updates the in-repo docs and we will update the public docs once
the next CLI release goes out.

Locally, I created `~/.codex/rules/default.rules` with the following
contents:

```
prefix_rule(pattern=["gh", "pr", "view"])
```

And then I asked Codex to run:

```
gh pr view 7888 --json title,body,comments
```

and it was able to!

Michael Bolin · 2025-12-11 14:46:00 -08:00

e0d7ac51d3

Refactor execpolicy fallback evaluation (#7544 )

## Refactor of the `execpolicy` crate

To illustrate why we need this refactor, consider an agent attempting to
run `apple | rm -rf ./`. Suppose `apple` is allowed by `execpolicy`.
Before this PR, `execpolicy` would consider `apple` and `pear` and only
render one rule match: `Allow`. We would skip any heuristics checks on
`rm -rf ./` and immediately approve `apple | rm -rf ./` to run.

To fix this, we now thread a `fallback` evaluation function into
`execpolicy` that runs when no `execpolicy` rules match a given command.
In our example, we would run `fallback` on `rm -rf ./` and prevent
`apple | rm -rf ./` from being run without approval.

zhao-oai · 2025-12-03 23:39:48 -08:00

3d35cb4619

execpolicycheck command in codex cli (#7012 )

adding execpolicycheck tool onto codex cli

this is useful for validating policies (can be multiple) against
commands.

it will also surface errors in policy syntax:
<img width="1150" height="281" alt="Screenshot 2025-11-19 at 12 46
21 PM"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/8f99b403-564c-4172-acc9-6574a8d13dc3"
/>

this PR also changes output format when there's no match in the CLI.
instead of returning the raw string `noMatch`, we return
`{"noMatch":{}}`

this PR is a rewrite of: https://github.com/openai/codex/pull/6932 (due
to the numerous merge conflicts present in the original PR)

---------

Co-authored-by: Michael Bolin <mbolin@openai.com>

zhao-oai · 2025-11-20 16:44:31 -05:00

fe7a3f0c2b

chore: unify config crates (#5958 )

jif-oai · 2025-10-30 10:28:32 +00:00

aa76003e28

chore: config editor (#5878 )

The goal is to have a single place where we actually write files

In a follow-up PR, will move everything config related in a dedicated
module and move the helpers in a dedicated file

jif-oai · 2025-10-29 20:52:46 +00:00

db31f6966d

[MCP] Redact environment variable values in /mcp and mcp get (#5648 )

Fixes #5524

Gabriel Peal · 2025-10-24 18:30:20 -04:00

817d1508bc

[MCP] Add configuration options to enable or disable specific tools (#5367 )

Some MCP servers expose a lot of tools. In those cases, it is reasonable
to allow/denylist tools for Codex to use so it doesn't get overwhelmed
with too many tools.

The new configuration options available in the `mcp_server` toml table
are:
* `enabled_tools`
* `disabled_tools`

Fixes #4796

Gabriel Peal · 2025-10-20 15:35:36 -07:00

740b4a95f4

[MCP] Allow specifying cwd and additional env vars (#5246 )

This makes stdio mcp servers more flexible by allowing users to specify
the cwd to run the server command from and adding additional environment
variables to be passed through to the server.

Example config using the test server in this repo:
```toml
[mcp_servers.test_stdio]
cwd = "/Users/<user>/code/codex/codex-rs"
command = "cargo"
args = ["run", "--bin", "test_stdio_server"]
env_vars = ["MCP_TEST_VALUE"]
```

@bolinfest I know you hate these env var tests but let's roll with this
for now. I may take a stab at the env guard + serial macro at some
point.

Gabriel Peal · 2025-10-17 00:24:43 -04:00

bdda762deb

[MCP] Allow specifying custom headers with streamable http servers (#5241 )

This adds two new config fields to streamable http mcp servers:
`http_headers`: a map of key to value
`env_http_headers` a map of key to env var which will be resolved at
request time

All headers will be passed to all MCP requests to that server just like
authorization headers.

There is a test ensuring that headers are not passed to other servers.

Fixes #5180

Gabriel Peal · 2025-10-16 23:15:47 -04:00

a5d48a775b

[MCP] Add auth status to MCP servers (#4918 )

This adds a queryable auth status for MCP servers which is useful:
1. To determine whether a streamable HTTP server supports auth or not
based on whether or not it supports RFC 8414-3.2
2. Allow us to build a better user experience on top of MCP status

Gabriel Peal · 2025-10-08 17:37:57 -04:00

3c5e12e2a4

[MCP] Add an enabled config field (#4917 )

This lets users more easily toggle MCP servers.

Gabriel Peal · 2025-10-08 16:24:51 -04:00

d3820f4782

[MCP] Add support for streamable http servers with codex mcp add and replace bearer token handling (#4904 )

1. You can now add streamable http servers via the CLI
2. As part of this, I'm also changing the existing bearer_token plain
text config field with ane env var

```
mcp add github --url https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/ --bearer-token-env-var=GITHUB_PAT
```

Gabriel Peal · 2025-10-07 23:21:37 -04:00

a43ae86b6c

add(core): managed config (#3868 )

## Summary

- Factor `load_config_as_toml` into `core::config_loader` so config
loading is reusable across callers.
- Layer `~/.codex/config.toml`, optional `~/.codex/managed_config.toml`,
and macOS managed preferences (base64) with recursive table merging and
scoped threads per source.

## Config Flow

```
Managed prefs (macOS profile: com.openai.codex/config_toml_base64)
                               ▲
                               │
~/.codex/managed_config.toml   │  (optional file-based override)
                               ▲
                               │
                ~/.codex/config.toml (user-defined settings)
```

- The loader searches under the resolved `CODEX_HOME` directory
(defaults to `~/.codex`).
- Managed configs let administrators ship fleet-wide overrides via
device profiles which is useful for enforcing certain settings like
sandbox or approval defaults.
- For nested hash tables: overlays merge recursively. Child tables are
merged key-by-key, while scalar or array values replace the prior layer
entirely. This lets admins add or tweak individual fields without
clobbering unrelated user settings.

Fouad Matin · 2025-10-03 13:02:26 -07:00

a5b7675e42

[MCP] Add experimental support for streamable HTTP MCP servers (#4317 )

This PR adds support for streamable HTTP MCP servers when the
`experimental_use_rmcp_client` is enabled.

To set one up, simply add a new mcp server config with the url:
```
[mcp_servers.figma]
url = "http://127.0.0.1:3845/mcp"
```

It also supports an optional `bearer_token` which will be provided in an
authorization header. The full oauth flow is not supported yet.

The config parsing will throw if it detects that the user mixed and
matched config fields (like command + bearer token or url + env).

The best way to review it is to review `core/src` and then
`rmcp-client/src/rmcp_client.rs` first. The rest is tests and
propagating the `Transport` struct around the codebase.

Example with the Figma MCP:
<img width="5084" height="1614" alt="CleanShot 2025-09-26 at 13 35 40"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/eaf2771e-df3e-4300-816b-184d7dec5a28"
/>

Gabriel Peal · 2025-09-26 21:24:01 -04:00

3a1be084f9

initial mcp add interface (#3543 )

Adds `codex mcp add`, `codex mcp list`, `codex mcp remove`. Currently writes to global config.

easong-openai · 2025-09-15 04:30:56 +00:00

6a8e743d57

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