## Why The longer-term `codex-tools` migration is to move pure tool-definition and tool-spec plumbing out of `codex-core` while leaving session- and runtime-coupled orchestration behind. The remaining code-mode adapter layer in `core/src/tools/code_mode_description.rs` was a good next extraction seam because it only transformed `ToolSpec` values for code mode and already delegated the low-level description rendering to `codex-code-mode`. ## What Changed - added `codex-rs/tools/src/code_mode.rs` with `augment_tool_spec_for_code_mode()` and `tool_spec_to_code_mode_tool_definition()` - added focused unit coverage in `codex-rs/tools/src/code_mode_tests.rs` - rewired `core/src/tools/spec.rs` and `core/src/tools/code_mode/mod.rs` to use the extracted adapters from `codex-tools` - removed the old `core/src/tools/code_mode_description.rs` shim and its test file from `codex-core` - added the `codex-code-mode` dependency to `codex-tools`, updated `Cargo.lock`, and refreshed the `codex-tools` README to reflect the expanded boundary ## Test Plan - `cargo test -p codex-tools` - `CARGO_TARGET_DIR=/tmp/codex-core-code-mode-adapters cargo test -p codex-core --lib tools::spec::` - `CARGO_TARGET_DIR=/tmp/codex-core-code-mode-adapters cargo test -p codex-core --lib tools::code_mode::` - `just bazel-lock-update` - `just bazel-lock-check` - `just argument-comment-lint` ## References - #15923 - #15928 - #15944 - #15953 - #16031 - #16047 - #16129
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, Team, 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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