OpenAI Codex CLI

What is OpenAI Codex CLI?

OpenAI Codex CLI is a Terminal Assistants tool. Lightweight coding agent for terminal use. OpenAI Codex CLI is free to use. It is available on Windows and macOS. It is aimed at developers and software engineers.

OpenAI's terminal coding agent that runs in your terminal. It supports CLI, IDE extensions, desktop apps, and web tasks. It can understand and modify code with sandboxing and remote SSH.

Built for developers and software engineers.

Key capabilities

• Coding

Features

• Terminal CLI Support

  Supports terminal CLI for coding tasks

• IDE Extensions

  Supports VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf IDE extensions

• Remote SSH

  Enables remote SSH for coding tasks

• Sandboxing

  Uses kernel-level sandboxing for code safety

• Subagents

  Supports subagents for complex coding tasks

Use cases

• Run code directly in terminal
• Modify code with terminal CLI
• Use remote SSH for coding tasks

Pros & cons

Pricing

Free.

Developer & API

FAQ