## Summary Adds the standalone `codex-rollout-trace` crate, which defines the raw trace event format, replay/reduction model, writer, and reducer logic for reconstructing model-visible conversation/runtime state from recorded rollout data. The crate-level design is documented in [`codex-rs/rollout-trace/README.md`](https://github.com/openai/codex/blob/codex/rollout-trace-crate/codex-rs/rollout-trace/README.md). ## Stack This is PR 1/5 in the rollout trace stack. - [#18876](https://github.com/openai/codex/pull/18876): Add rollout trace crate - [#18877](https://github.com/openai/codex/pull/18877): Record core session rollout traces - [#18878](https://github.com/openai/codex/pull/18878): Trace tool and code-mode boundaries - [#18879](https://github.com/openai/codex/pull/18879): Trace sessions and multi-agent edges - [#18880](https://github.com/openai/codex/pull/18880): Add debug trace reduction command ## Review Notes This PR intentionally does not wire tracing into live Codex execution. It establishes the data model and reducer contract first, with crate-local tests covering conversation reconstruction, compaction boundaries, tool/session edges, and code-cell lifecycle reduction. Later PRs emit into this model. The README is the best entry point for reviewing the intended trace format and reduction semantics before diving into the reducer modules.
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
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Quickstart
Installing and running Codex CLI
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# Install using npm
npm install -g @openai/codex
# Install using Homebrew
brew install --cask codex
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- 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.
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This repository is licensed under the Apache-2.0 License.
