From 5dabc52e737e66c2a207a1603f0e4f27905fd2d8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Edward Frazer <efrazer@openai.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2026 19:54:54 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Document direct install commands

---
 README.md       | 16 ++++++++++++++--
 docs/install.md | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1e44875f21..fd7a89a62d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<p align="center"><code>npm i -g @openai/codex</code><br />or <code>brew install --cask codex</code></p>
+<p align="center"><code>curl -fsSL https://chatgpt.com/codex/install.sh | sh</code><br /><code>powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "irm https://chatgpt.com/codex/install.ps1 | iex"</code><br />or <code>npm i -g @openai/codex</code><br />or <code>brew install --cask codex</code></p>
 <p align="center"><strong>Codex CLI</strong> is a coding agent from OpenAI that runs locally on your computer.
 <p align="center">
   <img src="https://github.com/openai/codex/blob/main/.github/codex-cli-splash.png" alt="Codex CLI splash" width="80%" />
@@ -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:
+Install the latest Codex release directly:
+
+```shell
+# Install on macOS or Linux
+curl -fsSL https://chatgpt.com/codex/install.sh | sh
+```
+
+```powershell
+# Install on Windows (PowerShell)
+powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "irm https://chatgpt.com/codex/install.ps1 | iex"
+```
+
+You can also install with your preferred package manager:
 
 ```shell
 # Install using npm
diff --git a/docs/install.md b/docs/install.md
index b7d4f0711a..d5d19154b8 100644
--- a/docs/install.md
+++ b/docs/install.md
@@ -4,10 +4,25 @@
 
 | Requirement                 | Details                                                         |
 | --------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| Operating systems           | macOS 12+, Ubuntu 20.04+/Debian 10+, or Windows 11 **via WSL2** |
+| Operating systems           | macOS 12+, Ubuntu 20.04+/Debian 10+, or Windows 11              |
 | Git (optional, recommended) | 2.23+ for built-in PR helpers                                   |
 | RAM                         | 4-GB minimum (8-GB recommended)                                 |
 
+### Install the latest release
+
+```bash
+# macOS or Linux
+curl -fsSL https://chatgpt.com/codex/install.sh | sh
+```
+
+```powershell
+# Windows (PowerShell)
+powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "irm https://chatgpt.com/codex/install.ps1 | iex"
+```
+
+The direct installers download the latest matching GitHub Release package for your platform and
+place both `codex` and `rg` in a user-local directory.
+
 ### DotSlash
 
 The GitHub Release also contains a [DotSlash](https://dotslash-cli.com/) file for the Codex CLI named `codex`. Using a DotSlash file makes it possible to make a lightweight commit to source control to ensure all contributors use the same version of an executable, regardless of what platform they use for development.