Updates feed — what's been shipping
Codex CLI ships roughly weekly. This page summarises the last six months of major releases — what landed, what got deprecated, what's pre-release — plus where to subscribe to the official changelog.
Where to track releases#
| Surface | Use for |
|---|---|
| github.com/openai/codex/releases | Tagged releases with full notes per version (tag format rust-v0.130.0) |
| developers.openai.com/codex/changelog | Curated changelog with the human-readable summary per release |
| github.com/openai/codex commits | Day-by-day churn — useful when you’re chasing a specific issue |
Release cadence: roughly weekly during 2025-26, sometimes multiple releases in a single week. The CLI is actively maintained and individual features ship frequently.
Recent releases (last 6 months)#
0.130.0 — 8 May 2026#
- Plugin share metadata + discoverability — first cut at letting plugins discover and advertise each other.
codex remote-controlheadless entrypoint — new way to drive Codex programmatically.- App-server thread pagination — handles long-running sessions better.
- Bedrock AWS console-login credentials — auth via existing AWS profiles instead of static keys.
- Windows sandbox binary cache fix — addresses a class of “sandbox binary missing” errors.
- Built-in MCPs become “first-class runtime servers” (PR #21356) — auto-start without explicit config.
0.129.0 — 7 May 2026#
- Modal Vim editing in TUI (
/vim) — vim-mode for the terminal input box. - Redesigned resume/fork picker — resume a session or fork a new one more clearly.
/hooksfor hook browsing — see what hooks are loaded in the current session.- Linux standalone
bwrapbundled with npm and DotSlash releases — systembwrapno longer required. - Windows: named pipe + ConPTY + PowerShell improvements — better Windows-native experience.
- Fix: large MCP tool outputs truncated in rollouts (PR #20260) — prevents context blowouts.
0.128.0 — 30 April 2026#
- Persisted
/goalworkflows —create,pause,resume,clearfor long-running goals. codex updatecommand — Codex ships a built-incodex updateself-update subcommand (alternative tonpm i -g @openai/codex@latest). It’s stable as of 0.128 per the CLI reference.- Configurable TUI keymaps — remap the terminal UI shortcuts.
- Expanded permission profiles with built-in defaults:
:read-only— pure observation, no writes:workspace— write inside the project directory only:danger-no-sandbox— no sandbox at all (use with care)
- Combined entry covers 0.125–0.127 — the changelog notes individual sub-releases happened but were rolled up into 0.128.0’s notes.
Earlier in 2026 — themes#
- WSL1 dropped at 0.115 — Linux sandbox moved to
bwrap; WSL2 only from that point. - GPT-5.4 for Codex landed 5 March 2026 — became the top-tier general-purpose model.
- Desktop Codex app released February 2026 — managing multiple parallel agents over longer periods.
- GPT-5.3-Codex released 5 February 2026 — coding-specialised model that powers cloud tasks and
/review. - GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark released ~12 February 2026 — Cerebras hardware. InfoQ reported it ran about 15× faster than earlier Codex versions; the spec is documented at developers.openai.com/codex/models as the near-instant research preview for ChatGPT Pro.
History#
- April 2025 — Codex CLI initial release (per Wikipedia / press coverage of the Codex line).
- 16 May 2025 — Codex Cloud research preview announced, powered by
codex-1(ano3-derived reasoning model). - June 2025 — ChatGPT Plus users gained Codex access (initially Plus + Pro only).
- March 2026 — OpenAI announced ChatGPT desktop app + Codex + Atlas would be merged into a single unified “superapp” desktop application.
Pre-releases#
As of 15 May 2026 there are several 0.131.0-alpha.* tags on GitHub Releases. Alpha releases are reasonable to try if you’re chasing a specific feature; expect rough edges.
# Pin a specific alpha
npm install -g @openai/codex@0.131.0-alpha.16How to keep up#
- GitHub Releases watch — star/watch the repo, choose “Releases only” in watch settings.
- Changelog page bookmark —
developers.openai.com/codex/changelogis the human-readable summary. - Subscribe to OpenAI’s developer-newsletter — major model launches are also announced there.
Recent breaking changes worth knowing#
| Version | What changed |
|---|---|
| 0.115 | WSL1 support dropped (Linux sandbox moved to bwrap). |
| 0.128 | --full-auto flag is now deprecated; use --sandbox workspace-write explicitly. |
| Multiple | Chat Completions API path is deprecated; use the Responses API (default in all current configs). |
| 0.130 | Built-in MCPs auto-start as first-class servers; if you had explicit config for OpenAI Docs MCP or Memories MCP, the explicit entry is redundant now. |
What’s “stable” vs “experimental”#
| Feature | Status (15 May 2026) |
|---|---|
codex interactive CLI | Stable |
codex exec non-interactive | Stable |
codex login (OAuth + API key) | Stable |
Config file (~/.codex/config.toml) | Stable |
| MCP via config | Stable |
codex mcp <subcommand> CLI | Experimental |
codex mcp-server (Codex as MCP server) | Experimental |
| Profiles | Experimental |
| Subagents | Stabilising |
codex update | Stable (added in 0.128 per the CLI reference) |
/goal persistent workflows | Stabilising (added in 0.128) |
/vim modal editing | Stable (added in 0.129) |
When picking up Codex CLI for the first time, lean on the “stable” surface. The experimental commands work but may rename or change between releases.
A reminder#
This page goes stale fast. The canonical reference is developers.openai.com/codex/changelog. When you depend on a specific behaviour, link to that — not to this page.
What to do next#
- §CDX.7 Models — current model lineup
- §CDX.5 Pitfalls — including the deprecation list
- §CDX.6 MCP integration — including the 0.130 first-class MCP changes