OpenAI Codex CLICORE

OpenAI's open-source coding agent for the terminal. Plans, edits, and runs code in a sandbox with configurable approval modes. Reads AGENTS.md natively.

TUI / CLI

CLIRustMCP

Repository

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Installation

npm install -g @openai/codex

How to Use

OpenAI Codex CLI is a production-grade tool used by many agent builders. Start with the official installation command above, then follow the official documentation for configuration and advanced usage.

Most tools in this directory work great alongside agent skills and MCP servers across Claude Code, Codex, Grok Build, Gemini CLI, and Cursor.

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Install with the command shown on the left.

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