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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#144
Today · 6 min
Local MCP Connection Sharing in Codex 0.166.0
Codex 0.166.0 introduces experimental connection sharing for local stdio MCP servers to eliminate duplicate processes, reduce memory bloat, and isolate request timeouts across chats. We explore how to configure the feature flag, navigate potential initial
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#143
Yesterday · 6 min
Interactive Policy Recovery and Session Forking in Codex CLI 0.166.0
Codex CLI 0.166.0 introduces an interactive recovery flow for biological and cybersecurity policy blocks, allowing developers to fork sessions from before blocked turns using selectable safer rewrites. This release also fixes a double-counted reasoning to
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#142
Sunday · 6 min
Fixing Silent Stalls with Codex Queue and Thread Unload Delays
In Codex 0.166.0, the default thread unload delay drops from thirty minutes to sixty seconds, creating an operational trap where queued commands can sit idle on unloaded threads. Learn how to use the new --resume flag on codex queue to wake dormant thread
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#141
Saturday · 6 min
Codex CLI 0.166.0: Standalone Exec Server and Resume Fixes
A deep dive into Codex CLI 0.166.0, focusing on the newly packaged standalone codex exec server binary and key packaging gotchas across npm and PyPI. We also cover crucial reliability fixes that preserve permissions, approvals, and reasoning token counts
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#140
Friday · 6 min
Codex CLI 0.166.0: Keyboard-Driven Transcript Selection
Codex CLI 0.166.0 introduces keyboard-driven transcript selection in the TUI, featuring motions, integrated search, overlay support, and preserved composer drafts. We also cover quality-of-life updates, including the new resume flag for codex queue and ne
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#139
Thursday · 6 min
Codex CLI 0.165.0: Memory V2 Defaults and External Agent Imports
In Codex CLI 0.165.0, Memory V2 becomes the default engine for freshly initialized profiles, enabling local asynchronous context persistence across sessions. We also explore external memory imports from tools like Claude Code and Cursor, session-level con
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#138
Wednesday · 6 min
Native Google Cloud Vertex AI Support in Codex CLI 0.165.0
Codex CLI 0.165.0 adds native support for Google Cloud Vertex AI using Application Default Credentials, bypassing custom proxies. We break down the required environment variables, provider caveats, and smaller fixes for reasoning effort, git worktrees, an
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#137
October 27 · 7 min
Adopting GPT 6.1 Terra in Codex CLI and Security 0.7.0 Updates
OpenAI has released GPT 6.1 Terra, offering a 50% price cut, faster execution on multi-step terminal tasks, and unlocked sampling parameters when reasoning effort is set to none. Learn how to switch to Terra inline in Codex CLI 0.164.0 and explore key upd
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#136
October 26 · 6 min
Resolving Codex CLI and Desktop Thread Lock Conflicts
Learn why transitioning between the Codex CLI and Desktop app can trigger thread writer lock errors caused by the managed app server daemon's 30-minute grace period. We explore workarounds like selective daemon stops, chat forking, and the unconfirmed --n
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#135
October 25 · 7 min
Codex CLI 0.164.0: A Simpler Bedrock Setup
Codex CLI 0.164.0 enables the Amazon Bedrock setup wizard by default, making it easier to use detected AWS credentials or a Bedrock bearer token. We cover the Mantle endpoint, setup options for local use and CI, and practical caveats around regional model
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#134
October 24 · 7 min
Codex 0.164.0: Enterprise MCP Sign-In
Codex 0.164.0 adds enterprise MCP authentication using eligible Codex account grants or dedicated sign-in, including support for OAuth clients that require secrets. Learn what to verify before configuring a gateway, plus caveats around remote MCP settings
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#133
October 23 · 8 min
Codex 0.164.0: Switch Models and Permissions Inline
Codex 0.164.0 adds inline arguments to /model and /permissions, letting you switch models, reasoning effort, speed, and permission profiles without navigating pickers. Learn a practical workflow for saving those combinations in /presets, plus caveats arou
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#132
October 22 · 7 min
Codex Compaction Failures: Stuck Turns and Lost Queue Input
A closed background-compaction channel could leave a Codex app-server turn stuck in progress; learn the reported recovery steps and the fix associated with PR 55581, whose release availability is still unclear. We also cover an open report of queued input
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#131
October 21 · 7 min
Codex Prompt Cache Keys for Parallel Subagents
Codex’s new PromptCacheKey policy lets hosts keep session identity separate from prompt-cache routing. Learn how to choose a shared key for parallel subagents, omit the field for compatible gateways, and reapply the policy when resuming threads—plus cavea
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#130
October 20 · 6 min
Codex Flags Daemon Mismatches Before You Start
Codex 0.164.0 alpha adds a startup check for feature-flag mismatches between the CLI and its background daemon, replacing a silent fallback to embedded mode with a recovery prompt. Learn how to configure feature overrides and reconnect safely, including t
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#129
October 19 · 6 min
Track Codex Retries and Token Usage with Model Request Hooks
Codex’s new PreModelRequest and PostModelRequest hooks expose model-call lifecycle data, including retries, status, and reported token usage. Learn how to register an async logging hook, account for cancelled turns, and check build availability, plus smal
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#128
October 18 · 5 min
Codex Startup Hang: Check Provider Auth CWD
An open bug report for Codex 0.163.0 describes sessions stuck on “Waiting for startup” when an unused provider’s command-based auth table omits cwd and the daemon’s startup directory has been deleted. Learn how to spot the risky config, choose a durable e
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#127
October 17 · 2 min
Codex CLI Presets: Save Prompts, Snapshot Settings
Codex CLI 0.164.0 alpha adds ten TUI prompt presets, opened with /presets or the default leader shortcut Ctrl+X, then p. Learn how to create, edit, and use presets—including session-setting snapshots—and how byte limits and shell-prefix validation affect
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#126
October 16 · 6 min
Codex 0.163.0: Configure Settings Without Guesswork
Codex 0.163.0 adds an interactive /config preferences manager for searching and changing supported settings, with indicators showing when a restart is required. Learn a safe workflow using /daemon to restart the managed server, plus what to verify with ac
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#125
October 15 · 8 min
Codex Gives Your Terminal Agent Status Signals
Codex’s 0.163.0 prerelease adds Program Status Protocol signals so terminals can distinguish working, done, error, and the kinds of prompts that block an agent—without scraping screens or watching window titles. We explain how the signals latch until you
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