OpenAI Codex CLI Changelog & Release Notes
As of November 13, 2026, the latest OpenAI Codex CLI release is rust-v0.169.0. Havoptic tracks all 184 OpenAI Codex CLI releases with dated, AI-summarized changelog notes, updated daily.
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Releases
- rust-v0.169.0 (November 13, 2026) - Codex CLI rust-v0.169.0 is here: multiple side-chat tabs, searchable past tasks, collapsible turn details, and in-terminal provider setup. Want to see
- rust-v0.168.0 (November 13, 2026) - Codex CLI rust-v0.168.0 is here: pick a default model provider, split your chat with a side-conversation pane, attach audio recordings, and generate a
- rust-v0.167.2 (November 11, 2026) - Codex CLI rust-v0.167.2 is here: tool updates now stream incrementally by default on Google Cloud Vertex AI. Want the old behavior back? One config fl
- rust-v0.167.1 (November 10, 2026) - Codex CLI rust-v0.167.1 is out: incremental tools now work with regular OpenAI Responses as an opt-in, and legacy incremental tools are limited to Ama
- rust-v0.167.0 (November 6, 2026) - Codex CLI v0.167.0 is here: an agent command center with unread markers, backend switching that keeps your drafts, inline image previews, and a Google
- rust-v0.166.0 (October 29, 2026) - Codex CLI rust-v0.166.0 is here: keyboard-driven transcript selection with search, GPT-6.1 Terra in the model catalogs, and codex queue --resume. Curi
- rust-v0.165.0 (October 27, 2026) - Codex CLI rust-v0.165.0 is here: a built-in Vertex AI provider, GPT-6.1 Terra in the catalogs, and memory v2 on by default. Ready to see what else cha
- rust-v0.164.0 (October 23, 2026) - Codex CLI rust-v0.164.0 is here: save prompts in ten /presets slots, set models and permissions inline, and preview images right in your terminal. Plu
- rust-v0.163.0 (October 15, 2026) - OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.163.0 now lets you steer responses while Codex is still thinking and gives you more control over your workflow with a customi
- rust-v0.162.1 (October 9, 2026) - OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.162.1 fixes a critical crash when handling multi-line questions and resolves startup issues caused by feature setting mismatc
- rust-v0.162.0 (October 8, 2026) - The OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.162.0 release makes URLs clickable throughout the interface and adds powerful new ways to organize your work, including p
- rust-v0.161.0 (October 7, 2026) - OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.161.0 now defaults to the faster GPT-6.1 Sol model and lets you customize your microphone and speaker settings for voice conv
- rust-v0.160.1 (October 5, 2026) - OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.160.1 fixes a critical issue where Windows environment settings were being lost when running remote servers, ensuring your wo
- rust-v0.160.0 (October 1, 2026) - OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.160.0 now lets you browse task history more easily and paste text directly in fullscreen terminal mode, while a major stabili
- rust-v0.159.3 (September 30, 2026) - OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.159.3 now helps you stay secure with optional reminders to complete account security setup for local sessions. See what else
- rust-v0.159.2 (September 29, 2026) - OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.159.2 eliminates annoying console window flashing on Windows when launching background processes, making your workflow smooth
- rust-v0.159.1 (September 29, 2026) - OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.159.1 now defaults to GPT-6.1 Sol, a more powerful model that works across all your catalogs including Amazon Bedrock. This u
- rust-v0.159.0 (September 29, 2026) - OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.159.0 now lets you interrupt and redirect responses in real-time, plus adds a cleaner interface with helpful tips as you work
- rust-v0.158.0 (September 28, 2026) - OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.158.0 now lets you configure how text selection works in fullscreen mode and seamlessly connect to secure OAuth servers with
- rust-v0.157.1 (September 26, 2026) - OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.157.1 is now available with under-the-hood improvements to keep your coding experience smooth and reliable. Check out the ful
- rust-v0.157.0 (September 25, 2026) - The OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.157.0 now supports GPT-6 Sol and Luna models with Amazon Bedrock integration, making it easier to upgrade from older vers
- rust-v0.156.1 (September 23, 2026) - OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.156.1 now lets you choose between two powerful new models, GPT-6 Sol and Luna, with smarter recommendations for your coding w
- rust-v0.156.0 (September 22, 2026) - The OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.156.0 brings voice conversations on by default with an easy toggle, plus a beautiful fullscreen UI option that lets you s
- rust-v0.155.1 (September 18, 2026) - OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.155.1 fixes a critical issue where new local TUI sessions were incorrectly enabling reasoning summaries, causing rejections f
- rust-v0.155.0 (September 17, 2026) - OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.155.0 brings voice conversations with live transcripts and real-time reasoning summaries to your workflow, while improving re
- python-v0.154.0 (September 10, 2026) - OpenAI Codex CLI python-v0.154.0 now supports advanced reasoning modes and lets external systems contribute content directly to conversations with ful
- rust-v0.154.0 (September 9, 2026) - OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.154.0 brings GPT-6-Astra support and experimental worktree isolation for managing separate code checkouts effortlessly. Answe
- rust-v0.153.4 (September 4, 2026) - OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.153.4 now makes Astra easier to find and use as your default model. We've also fixed how guidance works so it only suggests a
- rust-v0.153.3 (September 4, 2026) - OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.153.3 now supports GPT-6-Astra through Amazon Bedrock, giving you access to a powerful new model option. We've also fixed how
- rust-v0.153.2 (September 3, 2026) - OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.153.2 now displays the correct speed boost for the GPT-6-Astra Fast tier, clarifying it delivers 2x faster performance with i
- rust-v0.153.1 (September 3, 2026) - OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.153.1 now lets you configure GPT-6-Astra through the API without affecting your default settings. This streamlined approach g
- rust-v0.153.0 (September 3, 2026) - OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.153.0 now gives you full undo and redo in Vim mode while preserving your work, plus better control over automatic recaps and
- rust-v0.152.1 (September 1, 2026) - OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.152.1 fixes a critical issue where Node REPL policies weren't being properly recognized during guardian approval reviews. Thi
- rust-v0.152.0 (September 1, 2026) - OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.152.0 adds powerful Vim search capabilities and smarter rate-limit management to help you stay in control of your usage and c
- rust-v0.151.0 (August 29, 2026) - OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.151.0 now lets extensions inspect and modify tool results before they reach the model, giving you more control over AI respon
- rust-v0.150.1 (August 27, 2026) - OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.150.1 fixes how remote compaction manages image storage, now automatically counting retained images toward your token budget
- rust-v0.150.0 (August 26, 2026) - OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.150.0 lets you reference tasks with @ mentions and get smarter task titles automatically generated from conversations. The /c
- rust-v0.149.1 (August 24, 2026) - The OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.149.1 release brings faster code completion performance and improved error handling for edge cases. These updates make yo
- rust-v0.149.0 (August 20, 2026) - The OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.149.0 now includes an interactive dashboard for managing tasks and new directory commands to enhance your workflow, while
- rust-v0.148.0 (August 18, 2026) - OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.148.0 now lets you export conversations to Markdown and fork sessions to explore different directions without losing your wor
- rust-v0.147.0 (August 7, 2026) - OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.147.0 now lets you install plugins from multiple sources and organize conversations into persistent sections for easier brows
- rust-v0.146.1 (August 5, 2026) - OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.146.1 makes your code reviews safer with improved automatic defaults for advanced models and clearer permission explanations
- rust-v0.146.0 (July 29, 2026) - OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.146.0 adds smarter conversation management with named sessions, pinned threads, and the ability to fork conversations while k
- rust-v0.145.0 (July 21, 2026) - OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.145.0 now lets you work with audio inputs directly and brings multi-agent collaboration to stable release, so your coding ass
- rust-v0.144.6 (July 18, 2026) - OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.144.6 fixes critical context window issues for GPT-5.6 models, expanding them to 272,000 tokens for better performance. This
- rust-v0.144.5 (July 16, 2026) - OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.144.5 now catches more risky commands before they run and explains exactly why they're blocked. This update makes your workfl
- rust-v0.144.4 (July 14, 2026) - OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.144.4 is now available with behind-the-scenes improvements that keep the tool running smoothly and reliably. While this relea
- rust-v0.144.3 (July 13, 2026) - OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.144.3 is now available with important stability improvements under the hood. This maintenance release ensures smooth performa
- rust-v0.144.2 (July 13, 2026) - OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.144.2 fixes a critical prompting issue that was affecting auto-review functionality, restoring the tool's previous behavior a
- rust-v0.144.1 (July 9, 2026) - OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.144.1 fixes critical installation issues and makes code mode more reliable, even when some components go missing. Now your se
- rust-v0.144.0 (July 9, 2026) - OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.144.0 now gives you better control over your usage credits with clearer type and expiration details, plus smarter safeguards
- rust-v0.143.0 (July 8, 2026) - OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.143.0 now routes your traffic through system proxies automatically and brings remote plugins front-and-center with better vis
- rust-v0.142.5 (July 1, 2026) - OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.142.5 fixes a security issue that prevented sensitive request data from appearing in trace logs. This update keeps your debug
- rust-v0.142.4 (June 29, 2026) - Chores - No user-facing changes were identified for this release. Changelog Full Changelog: https://github.com/openai/codex/compare/rust-v0.142.3...ru
- rust-v0.142.3 (June 26, 2026) - Chores - Maintenance-only patch release with no user-facing changes since 0.142.2. Changelog Full Changelog: https://github.com/openai/codex/compare/r
- rust-v0.142.2 (June 25, 2026) - New Features - MCP tools now use tool search by default when supported, improving tool discovery while preserving compatibility with older models and
- rust-v0.142.1 (June 25, 2026) - New Features - Added opt-in Windows system proxy support for authentication, including PAC, WPAD, static proxies, and bypass rules. (26708) Changelog
- rust-v0.142.0 (June 22, 2026) - New Features - /usage can now show and redeem earned usage-limit reset credits, with confirmation, retry, and refreshed availability states. (28154, 2
- rust-v0.141.0 (June 18, 2026) - New Features - Remote executors now use authenticated, end-to-end encrypted Noise relay channels. (26242, 26245) - Cross-platform remote execution now
- rust-v0.140.0 (June 15, 2026) - New Features - Added /usage views for daily, weekly, and cumulative account token activity. (27925) - /goal now preserves oversized text, large pasted
- rust-v0.139.0 (June 9, 2026) - New Features - Code mode can now call standalone web search directly, including from nested JavaScript tool calls, and receive plaintext search result
- rust-v0.138.0 (June 8, 2026) - New Features - The /app command can now hand off the current CLI thread into Codex Desktop on macOS and native Windows, and Windows workspace launches
- rust-v0.137.0 (June 4, 2026) - New Features - TUI controls now support F13-F24 keybindings, paste in searchable menus, and a compact reasoning-only status/title item (25329, 25400,
- rust-v0.136.0 (June 1, 2026) - New Features - TUI markdown now keeps web links clickable with OSC 8 metadata, and cramped tables switch to readable key/value records without losing
- rust-v0.135.0 (May 28, 2026) - New Features - codex doctor now reports richer environment, Git, terminal, app-server, and thread inventory diagnostics for support cases. (24261, 243
- rust-v0.134.0 (May 26, 2026) - New Features - Added search across local conversation history, including case-insensitive content matches with result previews. (23519, 23921) - Made
- rust-v0.133.0 (May 21, 2026) - New Features - Goals are now enabled by default, backed by dedicated storage, and track progress across active turns. (23300, 23685, 23696, 23732) - c
- rust-v0.132.0 (May 20, 2026) - New Features - The Python SDK now supports first-class authentication, including API key login, ChatGPT browser and device-code flows, account inspect
- rust-v0.131.0 (May 18, 2026) - New Features - The TUI now offers richer session controls and display: data-driven service-tier commands, blended token usage, permissions/approval mo
- rust-v0.130.0 (May 8, 2026) - New Features - Plugin details now show bundled hooks, and plugin sharing exposes link metadata plus discoverability controls. (21447, 21495, 21637) -
- rust-v0.129.0 (May 7, 2026) - New Features - The TUI now supports modal Vim editing in the composer, including /vim, default-mode config, and Vim-specific keymap contexts. (18595)
- rust-v0.128.0 (April 30, 2026) - New Features - Added persisted /goal workflows with app-server APIs, model tools, runtime continuation, and TUI controls for create, pause, resume, an
- rust-v0.125.0 (April 24, 2026) - New Features - App-server integrations now support Unix socket transport, pagination-friendly resume/fork, sticky environments, and remote thread conf
- rust-v0.124.0 (April 23, 2026) - New Features - The TUI now has quick reasoning controls: Alt+, lowers reasoning, Alt+. raises it, and accepted model upgrades now reset reasoning to t
- rust-v0.123.0 (April 23, 2026) - New Features - Added a built-in amazon-bedrock model provider with configurable AWS profile support (18744). - Added /mcp verbose for full MCP server
- rust-v0.122.0 (April 20, 2026) - New Features - Standalone installs are more self-contained, and codex app now opens or installs Desktop correctly on Windows and Intel Macs (17022, 18
- rust-v0.121.0 (April 15, 2026) - New Features - Added codex marketplace add and app-server support for installing plugin marketplaces from GitHub, git URLs, local directories, and dir
- rust-v0.120.0 (April 11, 2026) - New Features - Realtime V2 can now stream background agent progress while work is still running and queue follow-up responses until the active respons
- rust-v0.119.0 (April 10, 2026) - New Features - Realtime voice sessions now default to the v2 WebRTC path, with configurable transport, voice selection, native TUI media support, and
- rust-v0.118.0 (March 31, 2026) - New Features - Windows sandbox runs can now enforce proxy-only networking with OS-level egress rules, instead of relying on environment variables alon
- rust-v0.117.0 (March 26, 2026) - New Features - Plugins are now a first-class workflow: Codex can sync product-scoped plugins at startup, browse them in /plugins, and install or remov
- rust-v0.116.0 (March 19, 2026) - New Features - App-server TUI now supports device-code ChatGPT sign-in during onboarding and can refresh existing ChatGPT tokens. (14952) - Plugin set
- rust-v0.115.0 (March 16, 2026) - New Features - Supported models can now request full-resolution image inspection through both viewimage and codex.emitImage(..., detail: "original"),
- rust-v0.114.0 (March 11, 2026) - New Features - Added an experimental code mode for more isolated coding workflows. (13418) - Added an experimental hooks engine with SessionStart and
- rust-v0.113.0 (March 10, 2026) - New Features - Added a built-in requestpermissions tool so running turns can request additional permissions at runtime, with new TUI rendering for tho
- rust-v0.112.0 (March 8, 2026) - New Features - Added @plugin mentions so users can reference plugins directly in chat and auto-include their associated MCP/app/skill context. (13510)
- rust-v0.111.0 (March 5, 2026) - New Features - Fast mode is now enabled by default, and the TUI header shows whether the session is running in Fast or Standard mode. (13450, 13446) -
- rust-v0.110.0 (March 5, 2026) - New Features - Added a plugin system that can load skills, MCP entries, and app connectors from config or a local marketplace, with an install endpoin
- rust-v0.107.0 (March 2, 2026) - New Features - You can now fork a thread into sub-agents, making it easier to branch work without leaving the current conversation. (12499) - Realtime
- rust-v0.106.0 (February 26, 2026) - New Features - Added a direct install script for macOS and Linux and publish it as a GitHub release asset, using the existing platform payload (includ
- rust-v0.105.0 (February 25, 2026) - New Features - The TUI now syntax-highlights fenced code blocks and diffs, adds a /theme picker with live preview, and uses better theme-aware diff co
- rust-v0.104.0 (February 18, 2026) - New Features - Added WSPROXY/WSSPROXY environment support (including lowercase variants) for websocket proxying in the network proxy. (11784) - App-se
- rust-v0.103.0 (February 17, 2026) - New Features - App listing responses now include richer app details (appmetadata, branding, and labels), so clients can render more complete app cards
- rust-v0.102.0 (February 17, 2026) - New Features - Added a more unified permissions flow, including clearer permissions history in the TUI and a slash command to grant sandbox read acces
- rust-v0.101.0 (February 12, 2026) - New Features - Memory files now include the working directory in stored context, improving memory behavior when switching between different project di
- rust-v0.100.0 (February 12, 2026) - New Features - Added an experimental, feature-gated JavaScript REPL runtime (jsrepl) that can persist state across tool calls, with optional runtime p
- rust-v0.99.0 (February 11, 2026) - New Features - Running direct shell commands no longer interrupts an in-flight turn; commands can execute concurrently when a turn is active. (10513)
- rust-v0.98.0 (February 5, 2026) - New Features - Introducing GPT-5.3-Codex. Learn More - Steer mode is now stable and enabled by default, so Enter sends immediately during running task
- rust-v0.97.0 (February 5, 2026) - 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
- rust-v0.96.0 (February 4, 2026) - New Features - Added thread/compact to the v2 app-server API as an async trigger RPC, so clients can start compaction immediately and track completion
84 earlier releases available — see the full timeline above.