Fixes #12496. ## Why Windows sandboxed PowerShell commands can run under `ConstrainedLanguage` on some machines, especially enterprise-managed Windows environments. In that mode, our PowerShell command prelude could fail before every command because it directly assigned `[Console]::OutputEncoding` to UTF-8. The actual user command still ran, but Codex surfaced noisy `Cannot set property. Property setting is supported only on core types in this language mode.` output for every shell call. ## What Changed - Makes the PowerShell UTF-8 output encoding prelude best-effort by wrapping the assignment in `try { ... } catch {}`. - Keeps the existing UTF-8 behavior when PowerShell allows the assignment. - Adds focused tests for adding the prelude and avoiding duplicate prelude insertion. ## Validation - `cargo fmt -p codex-shell-command` - `cargo check -p codex-shell-command` - `git diff --check` - Verified a local `ConstrainedLanguage` PowerShell probe prints only the command output with no property-setting error. - Verified `codex exec` from a temporary `chcp 437` context reports `utf-8` / `65001` and preserves non-ASCII output (`café`, `漢字`).
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.
