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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July 13 · 6 min
Codex CLI’s Guardian Bug Blocked Git Pushes
We break down the 0.144.0 Guardian safety regression that mistakenly treated normal private repo pushes as data exfiltration, and why 0.144.2 and 0.144.3 had to rush in as emergency fixes. Plus, we explore how auto-review works under the hood, the new wri
July 12 · 4 min
Codex Code Mode Crash, Fallback Fixes, and QoL Upgrades
This episode breaks down the macOS launch crash in Codex Code Mode after v0.144.0, caused by a missing codex-code-mode-host binary and packaging issues. It also covers the quick v0.144.1 fix, new resilient fallback behavior, improved doctor diagnostics, a
July 11 · 6 min
Codex v0.144.1 Bugs: GitHub Installer Failures and Windows BSODs
This episode breaks down a critical Codex release bug caused by a GitHub release metadata schema change, and how the team added an embedded runtime fallback to keep installs from stalling. It also covers a severe Windows 11 issue where empty or corrupted
July 10 · 6 min
Codex Writes Mode Cuts Approval Fatigue
We break down Codex v0.144.0’s new writes approval mode, which lets read-only tools run without constant prompts while still stopping for file changes and other modifying actions. The episode also covers the security tradeoff of trusting MCP schemas, plus
July 9 · 4 min
Codex on iPhone Gets Real Task Control
This episode covers the Codex iOS update’s shift from passive log viewing to hands-on task management, with branch comparisons, unified diffs, task history, and real-time credit tracking. It also digs into mobile SSH workflows, inline log previews, worksp
July 8 · 5 min
Codex CLI 0.143.0: Remote Plugin Risk and Enterprise Fixes
This episode breaks down the default-on remote plugin behavior in Codex CLI 0.143.0, the supply chain risks it introduces, and the available safeguards like --safe-mode and .codex/config.toml policy settings. It also covers new enterprise-friendly updates
July 7 · 7 min
MCP Validation Bug, Bedrock Token Bloat, and TUI Feedback Fixes
We dig into a frustrating MCP validation failure tied to sandboxCwd formatting and CODEX_CLI_PATH conflicts, plus the quickest workaround to get Codex Desktop back on its bundled binaries. Then we cover a Bedrock adapter bug that can explode token usage b
July 6 · 6 min
Fixing Warp Mentions, Windows Crashes, and Phantom Quotas
This episode covers a critical Warp terminal hang caused by the new unified mentions menu, plus the immediate workaround and the reworked rendering approach now rolling out in alpha. It also breaks down a Windows desktop app crash and a strange Plus quota
July 5 · 6 min
Codex CLI Fixes PATH Bugs, Rate Limits, and UI Buffering
This episode covers how Codex CLI moved bundled binary path setup into Rust so standalone installs can find tools like ripgrep, while still avoiding path pollution for remote execution. It also breaks down a GitHub API optimization for enterprise installs
July 4 · 5 min
Why Your Codex Sidebar Went Empty After 0.142.5
We break down a nasty remote SSH regression in 0.142.5 where symlinked project paths get canonicalized, causing threads to disappear from the sidebar until you add the resolved path as a second workspace. The episode also covers an Intel Mac SIGTRAP crash
July 3 · 4 min
Codex Rollout Tracing Crash Fix and Git Hygiene
We break down the rollout tracing system in the Codex CLI alpha, including the trace-reduce crash caused by unstable metadata like turn_id and the fix that strips transient fields before hashing. Also covered: how to enable tracing with CODEX_ROLLOUT_TRAC
July 2 · 5 min
Codex CLI 0.142.5 Breaks Windows, Mac Hooks, and Dev Drives
We break down the 0.142.5 regressions hitting Windows sandbox launches, ReFS Dev Drive cleanup failures, and macOS hook discovery going silent. Plus, there’s a look ahead at the 0.143.0 fix to stop TRACE logs from hammering SSDs with runaway database writ
July 1 · 5 min
Codex CLI 0.142.5 Fixes Log Leaks and Custom Model Reasoning
We break down a serious Codex CLI security issue that wrote raw WebSocket payloads, prompts, code, paths, and environment variables to local trace logs—and explain how 0.142.5 redacts them, where to find old logs, and how to remove them safely. The episod
June 30 · 4 min
Browser Use Gets Full CDP Debugging and Safer Guardrails
This episode breaks down Browser Use’s new direct Chrome DevTools Protocol access, unlocking deeper debugging with console logs, network traffic, runtime state, and performance data inside the agent loop. It also covers the security controls around full C
June 29 · 5 min
Run Codex in the Cloud with DigitalOcean
Learn how the new DigitalOcean plugin provisions persistent remote sandboxes for long-running agent loops, plus how to reconnect from mobile with QR handoff. The episode also covers macOS Record & Replay, lifecycle and billing considerations for cloud dro
June 28 · 6 min
Claude Code Plugin Fixes and Bedrock Log Growth Bugs
We break down a validation failure that blocked old Claude Code plugin imports in Codex CLI 0.142.x, plus the 0.143.0-alpha parser fix and a quick cache-file workaround for affected users. Then we cover MCP tool search defaults, the new respect_system_pro
June 27 · 4 min
Codex Zsh Goes DotSlash
We unpack how Codex split its Zsh helper into a standalone package and now uses Meta’s DotSlash manifests to fetch the right native binary with built-in SHA-256 verification on macOS and Linux. The episode also covers quieter formatter runs, security upda
June 26 · 4 min
Codex Remote GA: Secure Mobile Control for Local Dev
We break down Codex Remote’s general availability, including how the secure relay keeps local files and credentials on your machine while letting you trigger commands from the ChatGPT mobile app. Plus: real-world uses for long-running tasks, the operation
June 25 · 7 min
Codex 0.142.2 Tightens Shell Security and Proxy Support
This episode breaks down Codex 0.142.2’s new parser-level safeguards, including PowerShell AST inspection, manual approval for unverifiable blocks, and blocking remote image ingress to reduce SSRF risk. It also covers smarter MCP tool discovery, native en
June 24 · 6 min
Why Codex Is Wrecking SSDs — and How to Stop It
The hosts dig into how Codex’s nonstop TRACE logging is hammering NVMe drives with hundreds of gigabytes of writes a day, and why a debug feature accidentally made it into production. They also walk through practical workarounds, including a SQLite trigge