animations = false for screen readers (#20564)
## Why Issue #20489 calls out that animated TUI affordances can be noisy for screen-reader users. Codex already has `tui.animations = false` as a reduced-motion setting, but some live activity rows render spinner-style prefixes in that mode. These were relatively recent regressions. We have also regressed this pattern more than once by adding new spinner/shimmer callsites that do not think through the reduced-motion path, so this PR adds a small guardrail while fixing the current surfaces. ## What changed - Omit the live status-row spinner when animations are disabled, so the row starts with stable text like `Working (...)`. - Render running hook headers without the spinner prefix when animations are disabled, while preserving shimmer/spinner behavior when animations are enabled. - Centralize TUI activity indicators in `tui/src/motion.rs`, with explicit reduced-motion choices for hidden prefixes, static bullets, and plain shimmer-text fallbacks. - Route existing spinner/shimmer callsites through the central motion helper, including exec rows, MCP/web-search/loading rows, hook rows, plugin loading, and onboarding loading text. - Add a source-scan regression test that rejects direct `spinner(...)` or `shimmer_spans(...)` usage outside the central module and primitive definition. - Add focused coverage that reduced-motion active exec rows are stable, status rows start without a spinner, running hooks omit the spinner, and MCP inventory loading stays stable. - Update the one affected status-indicator snapshot; the existing detail tree prefix remains unchanged. ## Verification - `cargo test -p codex-tui`
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, 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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