# Why When an organization requires the elevated Windows sandbox, Codex launches an elevated helper to provision users, configure firewall and ACL rules, and lock persistent sandbox directories. We observed that closing the helper after setup started could leave the machine partially initialized while the TUI still announced **Sandbox ready**. Model-only turns continued to work, but the first shell command retried setup and failed with Windows cancellation error `1223`. This was not an enforcement bypass; command execution continued to fail closed. The issue was a false readiness signal: `setup_marker.json` was written during user provisioning, before the remaining setup stages had completed. # What Treat `setup_marker.json` as the commit record for Windows sandbox setup: 1. Before full or provisioning setup begins, remove the existing marker and create the final marker path with a protected ACL. 2. Keep the marker empty and therefore invalid while setup is in progress. Sandbox users cannot read, modify, or replace it. 3. Run every synchronous setup stage. 4. After setup succeeds, write the valid marker contents without changing its ACL. 5. After the helper exits successfully, verify the existing readiness check before enabling the sandbox. If setup is canceled or fails, the marker remains invalid and Codex reports setup as incomplete instead of announcing readiness. Refresh-only and read-ACL-only helper runs continue to leave the marker untouched. The setup version remains `5` to avoid forcing all existing Windows users through elevated setup again. # Verification - Added coverage confirming sandbox users cannot read or modify the setup marker after elevated setup. - Added coverage confirming a successful helper exit without complete setup artifacts is rejected. - Ran `just test -p codex-windows-sandbox`.
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
Run the following on Mac or Linux to install Codex CLI:
curl -fsSL https://chatgpt.com/codex/install.sh | sh
Run the following on Windows to install Codex CLI:
powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -c "irm https://chatgpt.com/codex/install.ps1 | iex"
Codex CLI can also be installed via the following package managers:
# 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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