## Why Some Windows users do not have local admin access, so they cannot complete the elevated portion of the Windows sandbox setup when Codex first needs it. This adds an alpha provisioning path that an admin or IT deployment script can run ahead of time for the Codex user. The intended managed-deployment shape is: ```powershell codex sandbox setup --elevated --user "$env:COMPUTERNAME\Alice" --codex-home "C:\Users\Alice\.codex" ``` `--elevated` is treated as the requested sandbox setup level, not as proof that the process is elevated. The Windows sandbox setup orchestration still checks that the caller is actually elevated before launching the helper without a UAC prompt. ## What changed - Added `codex sandbox setup --elevated` with explicit user selection via either `--current-user` or `--user ... --codex-home ...`. - Moved the CLI implementation into `cli/src/sandbox_setup.rs` instead of growing `cli/src/main.rs`. - Added a Windows sandbox `ProvisionOnly` helper mode that runs the elevation-required provisioning work without requiring a workspace cwd or runtime sandbox policy. - Reused the existing elevated helper path for creating/updating sandbox users, configuring firewall/WFP rules, and applying sandbox directory ACLs. - Persisted `windows.sandbox = "elevated"` into the target `CODEX_HOME` so the desktop app does not show the initial sandbox setup banner after pre-provisioning succeeds. ## Validation - `cargo fmt -p codex-windows-sandbox -p codex-core -p codex-cli` - `cargo test -p codex-cli sandbox_setup --target-dir target\sandbox-setup-check` - `cargo test -p codex-windows-sandbox payload_accepts_provision_only_mode --target-dir target\sandbox-setup-check` - `git diff --check` - Manual Windows alpha flow with a standard local user (`Mandi Lavida`): ran the new setup command from an admin shell, verified the target `.codex` contents, sandbox marker/secrets, ACLs, firewall rules, and desktop startup without the sandbox setup banner once experimental network proxy requirements were disabled. ## Notes This intentionally does not solve later elevated update coordination for IT-managed deployments. The setup command can still apply provisioning updates when run again, but a broader coordination/process story is out of scope for this alpha.
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.
Docs
This repository is licensed under the Apache-2.0 License.
