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Codex

OpenAI's coding agent, open source in the terminal

What it is

Codex is OpenAI's coding agent and runs as a command-line tool, as an extension for VS Code and JetBrains, in the cloud and inside the ChatGPT app. The CLI is written in Rust and open source under Apache-2.0, and you sign in with your ChatGPT account or an API key. Tasks can start locally and be handed to the cloud, and reviews of branches and pull requests are built in.

Install
curl -fsSL https://chatgpt.com/codex/install.sh | sh
Why it made the cut
  • Open-source CLI in Rust under Apache-2.0
  • Sign in with your ChatGPT account, no extra subscription
  • codex exec for scripts and CI pipelines

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