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The Codex Changelog · Tuesday · 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 the warning that restarting a shared daemon can interrupt active subagents; the episode also covers improvements to TUI question rendering, picker ranking, remote reconnects, and Linux launcher security.

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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 the warning that restarting a shared daemon can interrupt active subagents; the episode also covers improvements to TUI question rendering, picker ranking, remote reconnects, and Linux launcher security.