The Codex Changelog
The Codex Changelog is an unofficial podcast discussing the fast-moving world of OpenAI's Codex. As new features ship and workflows change almost overnight, this show keeps track of everything new being added to Codex and how to best take advantage of the new features.
Codex Changelog for builders, developers, product people, and anyone trying to stay current while AI keeps accelerating.
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Codex CLI 0.164.0: A Simpler Bedrock Setup
Codex 0.164.0: Enterprise MCP Sign-In
Codex 0.164.0: Switch Models and Permissions Inline
Codex Compaction Failures: Stuck Turns and Lost Queue Input
Codex Prompt Cache Keys for Parallel Subagents
Codex Flags Daemon Mismatches Before You Start
Track Codex Retries and Token Usage with Model Request Hooks
Codex Startup Hang: Check Provider Auth CWD
Codex CLI Presets: Save Prompts, Snapshot Settings
Codex 0.163.0: Configure Settings Without Guesswork
Codex Gives Your Terminal Agent Status Signals
Fixing Codex Compaction Crashes on Custom Gateways
Speeding Up Codex: Composer Predictions and Mid-Run Steering
Codex MXC Sandbox: Network Realities and Silent Fallbacks
Why Codex Windows Sandboxes Break (and How to Fix Them)
GPT 6.1 Sol Ultrafast Tier and Codex CLI 0.162.1
Fixing Linux Sandbox Leaks in Codex CLI 0.162.0
Codex CLI 0.161.0: In-Session MCP Login and Enterprise Auth
Cross-Host Guardian Context and Rollout Reconstruction
Codex Security 0.2.0: Saved Threat Models and CI Warnings
Strict Guardian Breaks: Detect TooManyDenials in Codex
Local Codex Finally Stops Disabling Reasoning Summaries
Codex Gets Native Worktree Tools
Codex CLI 0.160.0: Projectless Sessions and Saved Permissions
Codex 0.159.1 Swaps in GPT 6.1 Sol
Codex Instant Interrupt Changes How Agents Respond
Codex Gets Enterprise OAuth and Smoother Agent Approvals
Codex CLI’s Login Loop and the Daemon Bugs Behind It
Codex CLI 0.157.0 Stops Lost Drafts on Ctrl-C
Codex CLI 0.157.0: Background Daemons, Forking, and Security
Vanishing Composer, Lost Project Context, and Defender False Positives
Codex 0.156: Luna Fallback, /tui, and Better Worktrees
OpenAI Codex Security 0.1.29 Gets Custom Policy Guardrails
Codex CLI Fixes Auth Leakage, TUI Crashes, and Worktree Safety
Codex CLI 0.155.0 Brings Memory V2 and Better Error Handling
Codex 0.155.1 Fixes: Proxies, Bedrock, and TUI Cleanup
Codex CLI Gets Touch ID, Smarter Approvals, and Live TUI Updates
GPT-5.5 Retirement Hits Codex on October 14
Codex CLI 0.154.0 Fixes Windows Daemon Chaos
Codex Gets Per-Turn Tier Control and Cleaner Thread History
Codex CLI 0.154.0 Fixes OAuth Refresh Chaos
Codex CLI Gets Live Hot-Reloading and Safer Workspace Trust
Codex CLI 0.154.0: Idle CPU Spikes and Accessibility Bugs
ExternalMessage, Ultra Reasoning, and HookMetadata Changes
Codex CLI Adds Native Worktrees for Safer Agent Multitasking
iOS Remote Worktrees and Smarter Mobile Codex
Guardian Context Fixes for Long Codex Sessions
Codex 0.153.3 Adds Native GPT 6 Astra on Bedrock
Codex CLI 0.153.0: Remote Plugins, Faster Guardian
GPT 6 Astra Becomes Codex’s Default
Codex CLI 0.153.0: Scoped MCP Approvals and Safer Workflows
Codex 0.153.0’s New Context Mode and TUI Upgrades
Codex 0.152.1: Safer Approvals and Faster Node REPL
Codex 0.152.0: Opt-In Planning and Smarter MCP Limits
Codex 0.151.0 Fixes Multi-Repo Tooling Headaches
Codex Fixes Remote Sandbox and MCP Error Handling
Codex 0.151.0: Subagent Budgets and MCP Middleware
Codex Queue: Steer Background Agents Without Context Switching
Codex 0.150.0: Cross-Task Mentions and Safer Agents
Codex 0.148.0: Async Hooks, MCP Tools, and Session Control
Why MCP Tools Vanish: OAuth Refresh Bugs and Workspace Regressions
Silent 403s and GitHub Rate Limits Break the Installer
Why Your Updated CLI Still Blocks New Subagents
ChatGPT Lands on Linux with Native Codex and Easy Imports
ChatGPT Desktop Turns Activity into Local Codex Memories
Codex 0.147.0: Smarter Approvals, Safer Automation
Codex 0.147.0: Cleaner Threads, Faster Transcripts, Safer Replays
Codex 0.147.0 Fixes Duplicates and Imports Cursor Skills
Codex 0.147.0 Adds Native Bedrock Compaction
Codex 0.147.0 Unblocks MCP Startup
Codex 0.147.0: Remote Plugin Discovery and Sandbox Hardening
Codex 0.147.0: Goodbye Full Auto, Hello Safer Automation
Plaintext Agent Handoffs Fix Multi-Model Swarms
Codex 0.146.1 Locks Down Cyber Agents
Codex 0.146.0: Cross-Platform Agent Plugins
Codex Adds Standalone Web Search for Custom Models
Fixing Proxy Redirects and Cargo CA Trust in Codex
Codex 0.146.0: Remote Execution Over WebSockets
Codex 0.146.0: Smarter Tool Selection and Safer Sessions
Codex Proxy Fixes Shared-Server API Key Exposure
Zero-Copy Forks and the Esc-Esc Trap
Fixing Codex File Sync Crashes in Large Repos
SQLite Log Storms and the Alpha 5 Rollback
Stable Multi Agent v2 and the Cost of Encryption
Sandbox Hang Fixes and Enterprise Firewall Workarounds
Slash Token Bloat and Secure Headless Auth
Codex CLI’s Contextual Branching and Speed Boosts
Codex CLI’s /import Command Makes Switching Seamless
Codex CLI v0.144.8: Safer Swarms and Fewer Runaway Loops
The Sol Ultra Swarm Trap
Alpha Compaction Bug Wipes Long-Running Context
Codex v0.144.6 Fixes Context Limits and pnpm Support
Codex CLI's New Firewall Against Rogue AI Commands
Codex 0.144.1 Crashes, Config Fixes, and Safety Rollbacks
Codex 0.144 Fixes OAuth Port Pain and Headless Login
Codex CLI’s Guardian Bug Blocked Git Pushes
Codex Code Mode Crash, Fallback Fixes, and QoL Upgrades
Codex v0.144.1 Bugs: GitHub Installer Failures and Windows BSODs
Codex Writes Mode Cuts Approval Fatigue
Codex on iPhone Gets Real Task Control
Codex CLI 0.143.0: Remote Plugin Risk and Enterprise Fixes
MCP Validation Bug, Bedrock Token Bloat, and TUI Feedback Fixes
Fixing Warp Mentions, Windows Crashes, and Phantom Quotas
Codex CLI Fixes PATH Bugs, Rate Limits, and UI Buffering
Why Your Codex Sidebar Went Empty After 0.142.5
Codex Rollout Tracing Crash Fix and Git Hygiene
Codex CLI 0.142.5 Breaks Windows, Mac Hooks, and Dev Drives
Codex CLI 0.142.5 Fixes Log Leaks and Custom Model Reasoning
Browser Use Gets Full CDP Debugging and Safer Guardrails
Run Codex in the Cloud with DigitalOcean
Claude Code Plugin Fixes and Bedrock Log Growth Bugs
Codex Zsh Goes DotSlash
Codex Remote GA: Secure Mobile Control for Local Dev
Codex 0.142.2 Tightens Shell Security and Proxy Support
Why Codex Is Wrecking SSDs — and How to Stop It
Codex 0.142.0: Delegation Controls, Budget Caps, and TUI Fixes
Codex Alpha Regressions: Missing Tools and Windows SSH Timeouts
Codex Exec Gets Hook Trust Persistence and P-521 Proxy Support
Fixing the Codex CLI Windows Hang
Codex 0.141.0: Encrypted Relays, Safer State, Smarter TUI
Codex CLI 0.141.0: Granular Permissions and Safer Configs
Codex CLI 0.140.0: /import, Encryption, and Self-Healing State
Fixing Codex Alpha Windows Sandbox Bugs
Codex 0.140: Encrypted Agent Payloads and IPC Fixes
Codex Ditches Voice in the Terminal
Codex Config Rename and Mac Crash Workarounds
AgentMemory Rewrites Claude Memory for Production Agents
Codex CLI 0.139.0: Direct Web Search and MCP Fixes
Codex CLI 0.138.0 Adds Desktop Handoff and Better Image Context
interrupt_agent Changes Multi-Agent Workflow State
Codex CLI 0.137.0: Cloud Control Meets Local Overrides
Codex Fixes PATH Leaks and Enterprise Proxy Pain
Codex CLI 0.137.0: Thread-Safe State and Parallel Tools
Codex 0.137.0: JSON Plugin Audits, Remote Grants, Better TUI
