OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.97.0

OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.97.0 was released on .

Summary

New Features - Added a session-scoped “Allow and remember” option for MCP/App tool approvals, so repeated calls to the same tool can be auto-approved during the session. (10584) - Added live skill ...

Release Context

  • This was the 18th OpenAI Codex CLI release of 2026 tracked by Havoptic.
  • It shipped the same day as OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.96.0 (February 4, 2026).

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Release Notes

New Features - Added a session-scoped “Allow and remember” option for MCP/App tool approvals, so repeated calls to the same tool can be auto-approved during the session. (10584) - Added live skill update detection, so skill file changes are picked up without restarting. (10478) - Added support for mixed text and image content in dynamic tool outputs for app-server integrations. (10567) - Added a new /debug-config slash command in the TUI to inspect effective configuration. (10642) - Introduced initial memory plumbing (API client + local persistence) to support thread memory summaries. (10629, 10634) - Added configurable logdir so logs can be redirected (including via -c overrides) more easily. (10678) Bug Fixes - Fixed jitter in the TUI apps/connectors picker by stabilizing description-column rendering. (10593) - Restored and stabilized the TUI “working” status indicator/shimmer during preamble and early exec flows. (10700, 10701) - Improved cloud requirements reliability with higher timeouts, retries, and corrected precedence over MDM settings. (10631, 10633, 10659) - Persisted pending-input user events more consistently for mid-turn injected input handling. (10656) Documentation - Documented how to opt in to the experimental app-server API. (10667) - Updated docs/schema coverage for new logdir configuration behavior. (10678) Chores - Added a gated Bubblewrap (bwrap) Linux sandbox path to improve filesystem isolation options. (9938) - Refactored model client lifecycle to be session-scoped and reduced implicit client state. (10595, 10664) - Added caching for MCP actions from apps to reduce repeated load latency for users with many installed apps. (10662) - Added a none personality option in protocol/config surfaces. (10688) Changelog Full Changelog: https://github.com/openai/codex/compare/rust-v0.96.0...rust-v0.97.0 - 10595 Stop client from being state carrier @pakrym-oai - 10584 Add option to approve and remember MCP/Apps tool usage @canvrno-oai - 10644 fix: flaky test @jif-oai - 10629 feat: add phase 1 mem client @jif-oai - 10633 Cloud Requirements: take precedence over MDM @gt-oai - 10659 Increase cloud req timeout @gt-oai - 9938 feat(linux-sandbox): add bwrap support @viyatb-oai - 10656 Persist pending input user events @aibrahim-oai - 10634 feat: add phase 1 mem db @jif-oai - 10593 Fix jitter in TUI apps/connectors picker @canvrno-oai - 10662 [apps] Cache MCP actions from apps. @mzeng-openai - 10649 Fix testshellcommandinterruption flake @gt-oai - 10642 Add /debug-config slash command @gt-oai - 10478 Added support for live updates to skills @etraut-openai - 10688 add none personality option @aibrahim-oai - 10567 feat(app-server, core): allow text + image content items for dynamic tool outputs @owenlin0 - 10667 chore(app-server): document experimental API opt-in @owenlin0 - 10664 Session-level model client @pakrym-oai - 10678 feat(core): add configurable logdir @joshka-oai - 10631 Cloud Requirements: increase timeout and retries @gt-oai - 10650 chore(core) personality migration tests @dylan-hurd-oai - 10701 fix(tui): restore working shimmer after preamble output @joshka-oai - 10700 fix: ensure status indicator present earlier in exec path @sayan-oai

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