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Install

npm install -g @openai/codex

Authenticate

export OPENAI_API_KEY="sk-..."

Add to your shell profile so it persists. Get a key from platform.openai.com/api-keys .

Launch

Press ++4 or open the Command Palette → Add Codex.

Terminal
$ codex
Codex CLI v0.1
 
$ Fix the failing tests in auth module
✓ Updated src/auth.test.ts
✓ All tests passing
$

Sandbox mode — isolates shell commands from your host system:

codex --sandbox

Model selection — override the default model:

codex --model o4-mini

Run codex --help for the full list of model IDs.

Approval policy

PolicyBehavior
suggest (default)Proposes changes, waits for approval.
auto-editAuto-applies file edits, asks before running shell commands.
full-autoApplies edits and runs commands without prompting.
codex --approval-policy full-auto
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