From 26604e528efe6eb0f70fa6659dd15d68f3b7a029 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Michael Bolin <mbolin@openai.com>
Date: Fri, 22 May 2026 10:28:05 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] docs: update README.md to mention curl-based installer

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 README.md | 14 +++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,7 +14,19 @@ If you want Codex in your code editor (VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf), <a href="http
 
 ### Installing and running Codex CLI
 
-Install globally with your preferred package manager:
+Run the following on Mac or Linux to install Codex CLI:
+
+```shell
+curl -fsSL https://chatgpt.com/codex/install.sh | sh
+```
+
+Run the following in PowerShell on Windows to install Codex CLI:
+
+```
+irm https://chatgpt.com/codex/install.ps1 | pwsh -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command -
+```
+
+Codex CLI can also be installed via the following package managers:
 
 ```shell
 # Install using npm