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OpenAI Codex CLI — Development skill for Claude Code

Development community intermediate

(Rust implementation).

How to install OpenAI Codex CLI

This entry records only its repository, not the path inside it, so there is no exact command to give. Open openai/codex and copy the folder into ~/.claude/skills/, or the file into ~/.claude/agents/.

What OpenAI Codex CLI does

Install globally with your preferred package manager:

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README

npm i -g @openai/codex or brew install --cask codex Codex CLI is a coding agent from OpenAI that runs locally on your computer.

If you want Codex in your code editor (VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf), install in your IDE.
If you want the desktop app experience, run codex app or visit the Codex App page.
If you are looking for the cloud-based agent from OpenAI, Codex Web, go to chatgpt.com/codex.

Quickstart

Installing and running Codex CLI

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.

You can also go to the latest GitHub Release and download the appropriate binary for your platform.

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.

Using Codex with your ChatGPT plan

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](https://help.openai.com/en/articles/11369540-codex-in-chatgpt).

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