# Summary Reduce download traffic to `github.com/openai/plugins` while continuing to check for updates on every Codex startup. # Root cause The startup sync replaced the local repository with a fresh shallow clone whenever the remote revision changed. At Codex's global scale, repeatedly downloading the repository created excessive GitHub traffic. # Changes - Run `git ls-remote` on each startup to read the remote HEAD SHA. - Skip all repository downloads when the local and remote SHAs match. - Update existing checkouts with an exact-SHA shallow `git fetch`, followed by reset and clean. - Bootstrap new installations with `git init` plus the same shallow fetch, rather than cloning. - Keep the existing file lock so concurrent Codex processes serialize updates and do not duplicate fetches. - Preserve the existing GitHub HTTP and export archive fallback behavior. # Impact Each startup makes one lightweight remote HEAD check. Repository objects are downloaded only when the revision changes, and existing Git objects are reused during updates. # Validation - `just test -p codex-core-plugins startup_sync` (15 tests passed) - `just test -p codex-core-plugins` (201 tests passed) - `just clippy -p codex-core-plugins` (passes with one pre-existing `large_enum_variant` warning) - Production app-server smoke test against GitHub: - Fresh home: `ls-remote`, `git init`, one exact-SHA shallow fetch - Unchanged restart: `ls-remote` and local `rev-parse` only; no fetch or clone - Bench smoke passed
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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This repository is licensed under the Apache-2.0 License.
