The Codex Changelog

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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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#98
Yesterday · length unknown
GPT-5.5 Retirement Hits Codex on October 14
OpenAI is retiring GPT-5.5 from ChatGPT, ChatGPT Work, and Codex on October 14, 2026, so hardcoded model strings in CI, cron jobs, and Codex configs need a quick update to gpt-5.6-sol. The episode also covers the removal of the legacy MCP server command a
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#97
Wednesday · length unknown
Codex CLI 0.154.0 Fixes Windows Daemon Chaos
We break down how Codex CLI 0.154.0 brings Windows daemon parity, replacing per-terminal servers with a single shared background process to eliminate SQLite lock collisions and stabilize multi-session workflows. The episode also covers the new socket-base
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#96
Tuesday · length unknown
Codex Gets Per-Turn Tier Control and Cleaner Thread History
We break down the newest Codex SDK and CLI updates, including per-turn service tier control, thread resume and fork options that return full history without bloating context, and source metadata for better telemetry. We also cover recent alpha patch fixes
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#95
Monday · length unknown
Codex CLI 0.154.0 Fixes OAuth Refresh Chaos
This episode breaks down Codex CLI 0.154.0’s auth overhaul, including coordinated OAuth refreshes that prevent refresh-token family revocation and challenge preservation that pauses a turn for interactive re-login instead of dropping work. It also covers
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#94
Sunday · length unknown
Codex CLI Gets Live Hot-Reloading and Safer Workspace Trust
This episode breaks down recent Codex CLI updates, including live plugin hot-reloading for running sessions, improved workspace trust safety, and a critical fix that prevents untrusted repos from executing PATH helper binaries. It also covers the removal
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#93
Saturday · length unknown
Codex CLI 0.154.0: Idle CPU Spikes and Accessibility Bugs
This episode breaks down how Codex CLI version 0.154.0 can drive high idle CPU, cause cursor flicker, and disrupt screen readers with nonstop TUI redraws and sparkle animations. It also covers practical workarounds in config and on the command line, plus
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#92
September 11 · length unknown
ExternalMessage, Ultra Reasoning, and HookMetadata Changes
We break down OpenAI Python SDK 0.154.0 for Codex, including ExternalMessage for injecting live context from CI, webhooks, and telemetry into active runs, plus the security implications of tool-level authority. The episode also covers late-attaching turn
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#91
September 10 · length unknown
Codex CLI Adds Native Worktrees for Safer Agent Multitasking
This episode breaks down new native git worktree support in Codex CLI 0.154.0, showing how agents can work in isolated checkouts without disturbing your main branch. It also covers non-blocking inline Q&A, Windows daemon parity, copy formatting improvemen
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#90
September 9 · length unknown
iOS Remote Worktrees and Smarter Mobile Codex
We break down the latest ChatGPT for iOS release and how it improves remote coding on the go, from choosing branches and carrying over local changes to keeping long setup tasks alive in the background. The episode also covers composer @ mentions, draft pr
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#89
September 8 · length unknown
Guardian Context Fixes for Long Codex Sessions
This episode breaks down why Codex sessions were losing Guardian approval context during long runs, how context compaction caused security amnesia, and what changed in the latest release to keep approvals persistent. It also covers subagent isolation, rol
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#88
September 7 · length unknown
Codex 0.153.3 Adds Native GPT 6 Astra on Bedrock
This episode breaks down how Codex 0.153.3 brings native GPT 6 Astra support to Amazon Bedrock, eliminating proxy hacks and fixing a Bedrock payload crash. It also covers headless API model overrides, TUI cleanup options, and a new early warning for Plus
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#87
September 6 · length unknown
Codex CLI 0.153.0: Remote Plugins, Faster Guardian
We break down the latest Codex CLI release, including direct remote plugin marketplace management, enterprise source enforcement, and app server reconciliation for consistent tooling across projects. The episode also covers Guardian latency improvements,
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#86
September 5 · length unknown
GPT 6 Astra Becomes Codex’s Default
We break down Codex CLI 0.153.4’s quiet but major shift to GPT 6 Astra as the bundled default, plus the new request user input async tool that keeps terminal agents moving while they wait on you. The episode also covers Astra’s speed gains, safety behavio
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#85
September 4 · length unknown
Codex CLI 0.153.0: Scoped MCP Approvals and Safer Workflows
We break down the latest Codex CLI 0.153.0 updates, including account-scoped MCP approvals that prevent cross-account tool leakage, plus more reliable relative path launches on macOS. The episode also covers compressed rollouts, improved resume behavior,
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#84
September 3 · length unknown
Codex 0.153.0’s New Context Mode and TUI Upgrades
We break down Codex 0.153.0’s experimental context mode, including the new new_context tool, smarter token budgeting, and which plans can actually enable it. The episode also covers quality-of-life upgrades like plugin marketplace commands, Vim mode fixes
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#83
September 2 · length unknown
Codex 0.152.1: Safer Approvals and Faster Node REPL
This episode covers OpenAI Codex 0.152.1 fixes for Guardian authorization persistence during context compaction, plus faster Node REPL execution through model-level policy support. It also digs into terminal security hardening, cloud task origin isolation
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#82
September 1 · length unknown
Codex 0.152.0: Opt-In Planning and Smarter MCP Limits
We break down Codex CLI 0.152.0, where turn planning is now off by default to cut prompt overhead and token usage, with guidance on when to re-enable it for bigger refactors. The episode also covers MCP output limits, session-safe truncation, expanded ser
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#81
August 31 · length unknown
Codex 0.151.0 Fixes Multi-Repo Tooling Headaches
We break down Codex 0.151.0’s biggest workflow fixes, from per-repository plugin catalogs that isolate bad configs to configurable MCP startup grace periods and smarter model fallback handling. Plus, we cover improved tool planning across mid-session mode
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#80
August 30 · 5 min
Codex Fixes Remote Sandbox and MCP Error Handling
We unpack a subtle cross-platform sandbox bug in remote code execution, where path rules were being evaluated on the client OS instead of the remote executor. The episode also covers model-aware tool routing updates and improved preservation of structured
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#79
August 29 · 6 min
Codex 0.151.0: Subagent Budgets and MCP Middleware
We break down Codex 0.151.0’s biggest agent-safety upgrades, including root-level token budgeting for subagents and middleware that can inspect, sanitize, or replace MCP tool output before it reaches the model. The episode also covers sandbox hardening fi
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