## Why The earlier PRs add stdio transport support and the config-backed environment provider, but the feature remains inert until normal Codex entrypoints construct `EnvironmentManager` with enough context to discover `CODEX_HOME/environments.toml`. This final stack PR activates the provider while preserving the legacy `CODEX_EXEC_SERVER_URL` fallback when no environments file exists. **Stack position:** this is PR 5 of 5. It is the product wiring PR that activates the configured environment provider added in PR 4. ## What Changed - Thread `codex_home` into `EnvironmentManagerArgs`. - Change `EnvironmentManager::new(...)` to load the provider from `CODEX_HOME`. - Preserve legacy behavior by falling back to `DefaultEnvironmentProvider::from_env()` when `environments.toml` is absent. - Make `environments.toml`-backed managers start new threads with all configured environments, default first, while keeping the legacy env-var path single-default. - Update the app-server, TUI, exec, MCP server, connector, prompt-debug, and thread-manager-sample callsites to pass `codex_home` and handle provider-loading errors. ## Self-Review Notes - The multi-environment startup path is intentionally tied to the `environments.toml` provider. Using `>1` configured environment as the only signal would also expand the legacy `CODEX_EXEC_SERVER_URL` provider because it keeps `local` addressable alongside `remote`. - The startup environment list is still derived inside `EnvironmentManager`; the provider only says whether its snapshot should start new threads with all configured environments. - The thread-manager sample was updated to pass the current `ThreadManager::new(...)` installation id argument so the stack compiles under Bazel. ## Stack - 1. https://github.com/openai/codex/pull/20663 - Add stdio exec-server listener - 2. https://github.com/openai/codex/pull/20664 - Add stdio exec-server client transport - 3. https://github.com/openai/codex/pull/20665 - Make environment providers own default selection - 4. https://github.com/openai/codex/pull/20666 - Add CODEX_HOME environments TOML provider - **5. This PR:** https://github.com/openai/codex/pull/20667 - Load configured environments from CODEX_HOME Split from original draft: https://github.com/openai/codex/pull/20508 ## Validation - `just fmt` - `git diff --check` - `bazel build --config=remote --strategy=remote --remote_download_toplevel //codex-rs/thread-manager-sample:codex-thread-manager-sample` - `bazel test --config=remote --strategy=remote --remote_download_toplevel //codex-rs/exec-server:exec-server-unit-tests` - `bazel test --config=remote --strategy=remote --remote_download_toplevel --test_sharding_strategy=disabled --test_arg=default_thread_environment_selections_use_manager_default_id //codex-rs/core:core-unit-tests` - `bazel test --config=remote --strategy=remote --remote_download_toplevel --test_sharding_strategy=disabled --test_arg=start_thread_uses_all_default_environments_from_codex_home //codex-rs/core:core-unit-tests` ## Documentation This activates `CODEX_HOME/environments.toml`; user-facing documentation should be added before this stack is treated as a documented public workflow. --------- Co-authored-by: Codex <noreply@openai.com>
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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