OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.106.0

OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.106.0 was released on .

Summary

New Features - Added a direct install script for macOS and Linux and publish it as a GitHub release asset, using the existing platform payload (including codex and rg) (12740) - Expanded the app-se...

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Release Notes

New Features - Added a direct install script for macOS and Linux and publish it as a GitHub release asset, using the existing platform payload (including codex and rg) (12740) - Expanded the app-server v2 thread API with experimental thread-scoped realtime endpoints/notifications and a thread/unsubscribe flow to unload live threads without archiving them (12715, 10954) - Promoted jsrepl to /experimental, added startup compatibility checks with user-visible warnings, and lowered the validated minimum Node version to 22.22.0 (12712, 12824, 12857) - Enabled requestuserinput in Default collaboration mode (not just Plan mode) (12735) - Made 5.3-codex visible in the CLI model list for API users (12808) - Improved memory behavior with diff-based forgetting and usage-aware memory selection (12900, 12909) Bug Fixes - Improved realtime websocket reliability by retrying timeout-related HTTP 400 handshake failures and preferring WebSocket v2 when supported by the selected model (12791, 12838) - Fixed a zsh-fork shell execution path that could drop sandbox wrappers and bypass expected filesystem restrictions (12800) - Added a shared ~1M-character input size cap in the TUI and app-server to prevent hangs/crashes on oversized pastes, with explicit error responses (12823) - Improved TUI local file-link rendering to hide absolute paths while preserving visible line/column references (12705, 12870) - Fixed Ctrl-C handling for sub-agents in the TUI (12911) Documentation - Fixed a stale sign-in success link in the auth/onboarding flow (12805) - Clarified the CLI login hint for remote/device-auth login scenarios (12813) Chores - Added structured OTEL audit logging for embedded codex-network-proxy policy decisions and blocks (12046) - Removed the steer feature flag and standardized on the always-on steer path in the TUI composer (12026) - Reduced sub-agent startup overhead by skipping expensive history metadata scans for subagent spawns (12918) Changelog Full Changelog: https://github.com/openai/codex/compare/rust-v0.105.0...rust-v0.106.0 - 12046 feat(network-proxy): add embedded OTEL policy audit logging @mcgrew-oai - 12712 Promote jsrepl to experimental with Node requirement @fjord-oai - 12715 Add app-server v2 thread realtime API @aibrahim-oai - 12795 Revert "fix(bazel): replace askama templates with includestr! in memories" @jif-oai - 12791 Handle websocket timeout @pakrym-oai - 12800 fix: enforce sandbox envelope for zsh fork execution @bolinfest - 12802 Propagate session ID when compacting @rasmusrygaard - 12732 feat(app-server): add ThreadItem::DynamicToolCall @owenlin0 - 12807 Add simple realtime text logs @aibrahim-oai - 12805 Update Codex docs success link @etraut-openai - 12809 fix: harden zsh fork tests and keep subcommand approvals deterministic @bolinfest - 12808 make 5.3-codex visible in cli for api users @sayan-oai - 10954 feat(app-server): thread/unsubscribe API @owenlin0 - 12806 only use preambles for realtime @aibrahim-oai - 12830 Revert "only use preambles for realtime" @aibrahim-oai - 12721 Revert "Ensure shell command skills trigger approval (12697)" @celia-oai - 12831 only use preambles for realtime @aibrahim-oai - 12735 Enable requestuserinput in Default mode @charley-oai - 12814 feat: scope execve session approvals by approved skill metadata @bolinfest - 12026 Remove steer feature flag @aibrahim-oai - 12740 Add macOS and Linux direct install script @EFRAZER-oai - 12838 Use websocket v2 as model-preferred websocket protocol @pakrym-oai - 12811 Revert "Add skill approval event/response (12633)" @celia-oai - 12758 feat: include available decisions in command approval requests @bolinfest - 12824 Disable jsrepl when Node is incompatible at startup @fjord-oai - 12813 Clarify device auth login hint @xl-openai - 12848 Try fixing windows pipeline @pakrym-oai - 12856 Attempt 2 to fix release @pakrym-oai - 12744 Skip system skills for extra roots @xl-openai - 12857 Reduce jsrepl Node version requirement to 22.22.0 @fjord-oai - 12865 Fix release build take @pakrym-oai - 12705 Hide local file link destinations in TUI markdown @pash-openai - 12823 Enforce user input length cap @etraut-openai - 12417 core: bundle settings diff updates into one dev/user envelope @charley-oai - 12884 chore: new agents name @jif-oai - 12885 nit: captial @jif-oai - 12870 tui: restore visible line numbers for hidden file links @pash-openai - 12684 Add rollout path to memory files and search for them during read @wendyjiao-openai - 12901 chore: better awaiter description @jif-oai - 12900 feat: memories forgetting @jif-oai - 12905 chore: clean DB runtime @jif-oai - 12918 Skip history metadata scan for subagents @daveaitel-openai - 12871 split-debuginfo @pakrym-oai - 12909 feat: use memory usage for selection @jif-oai - 12887 fix: do not apply turn cwd to metadata @jif-oai - 12911 fix: ctrl c sub agent @jif-oai - 12873 Use model catalog default for reasoning summary fallback @pakrym-oai

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