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<p align="center"><code>npm i -g @openai/codex</code><br />or <code>brew install --cask codex</code></p>
<p align="center"><strong>Codex CLI</strong> is a coding agent from OpenAI that runs locally on your computer.
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<img src="https://github.com/openai/codex/blob/main/.github/codex-cli-splash.png" alt="Codex CLI splash" width="80%" />
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If you want Codex in your code editor (VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf), <a href="https://developers.openai.com/codex/ide">install in your IDE.</a>
</br>If you want the desktop app experience, run <code>codex app</code> or visit <a href="https://chatgpt.com/codex?app-landing-page=true">the Codex App page</a>.
</br>If you are looking for the <em>cloud-based agent</em> from OpenAI, <strong>Codex Web</strong>, go to <a href="https://chatgpt.com/codex">chatgpt.com/codex</a>.</p>

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Quickstart Copy Chapter

Installing and running Codex CLI Copy Section

Install globally with your preferred package manager:

Install using npm

npm install -g @openai/codex

Install using Homebrew

brew install --cask codex

Then simply run codex to get started.

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<summary>You can also go to the <a href="https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/latest">latest GitHub Release</a> and download the appropriate binary for your platform.</summary>

Each GitHub Release contains many executables, but in practice, you likely want one of these:

- macOS
- Apple Silicon/arm64: codex-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.gz
- x86_64 (older Mac hardware): codex-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.gz
- Linux
- x86_64: codex-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz
- arm64: codex-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz

Each archive contains a single entry with the platform baked into the name (e.g., codex-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl), so you likely want to rename it to codex after extracting it.

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Using Codex with your ChatGPT plan Copy Section

Run codex and select Sign in with ChatGPT. We recommend signing into your ChatGPT account to use Codex as part of your Plus, Pro, Business, Edu, or Enterprise plan. Learn more about what's included in your ChatGPT plan.

You can also use Codex with an API key, but this requires additional setup.

Docs Copy Chapter

- Codex Documentation
- Contributing
- Installing & building
- Open source fund

This repository is licensed under the Apache-2.0 License.