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codex

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OpenAI · Coding agent, terminal code tasks, and prompted edits from the terminal.

$ npm i -g @openai/codex
One-liner to try
$ codex

Agent pack

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A markdown-ready setup brief with install, verify, safe starting commands, and guardrails for AI agents.

Open .md
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codex --help
Agent URL
/cli/codex/agent.md

Quick reference

Installnpm i -g @openai/codex
Verifycodex --help
First commandcodex

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The official CLI from OpenAI. Coding agent, terminal code tasks, and prompted edits from the terminal.

Example workflow

1. codex

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