Agents/Codex

OpenAI

Codex

OpenAI's coding agent environment for local terminal work, IDE workflows, ChatGPT tasks, and cloud runs that can handle longer software engineering jobs.

Profile

Models
Codex supports model selection through the CLI. Current OpenAI docs show the model and reasoning effort in the session header and expose `/model` for switching.
Surfaces
Codex CLI, IDE extension, ChatGPT web, ChatGPT desktop app, and Codex cloud.
Common work
Explore repositories, edit files, run tests, review changes, launch cloud tasks, and automate repeatable coding workflows.
Control model
Local sandbox settings, approvals, permissions, AGENTS.md instructions, cloud environment configuration, and MCP integrations.
Watch for
Cloud environment setup, internet access policy, repository secrets, and matching the approval mode to the risk of the task.