diff --git a/codex-rs/cli/src/proto.rs b/codex-rs/cli/src/proto.rs
index ec395dd108..e22b7a690f 100644
--- a/codex-rs/cli/src/proto.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/cli/src/proto.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 use clap::Parser;
 use codex_common::CliConfigOverrides;
 use codex_core::Codex;
+use codex_core::CodexConversation;
 use codex_core::config::Config;
 use codex_core::config::ConfigOverrides;
 use codex_core::protocol::Submission;
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ pub async fn run_main(opts: ProtoCli) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 
     let config = Config::load_with_cli_overrides(overrides_vec, ConfigOverrides::default())?;
     let ctrl_c = notify_on_sigint();
-    let (codex, _init_id, _session_id) = Codex::spawn(config, ctrl_c.clone()).await?;
+    let CodexConversation { codex, .. } = Codex::spawn(config, ctrl_c.clone()).await?;
     let codex = Arc::new(codex);
 
     // Task that reads JSON lines from stdin and forwards to Submission Queue
diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/codex.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/codex.rs
index f35348b779..189f64c3b2 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/codex.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/codex.rs
@@ -96,11 +96,22 @@ pub struct Codex {
     rx_event: Receiver<Event>,
 }
 
+/// Wrapper returned by [`Codex::spawn`] containing the spawned [`Codex`],
+/// the submission id for the initial `ConfigureSession` request and the
+/// unique session id.
+pub struct CodexConversation {
+    pub codex: Codex,
+    pub init_id: String,
+    pub session_id: Uuid,
+}
+
 impl Codex {
-    /// Spawn a new [`Codex`] and initialize the session. Returns the instance
-    /// of `Codex` and the ID of the `SessionInitialized` event that was
-    /// submitted to start the session.
-    pub async fn spawn(config: Config, ctrl_c: Arc<Notify>) -> CodexResult<(Codex, String, Uuid)> {
+    /// Spawn a new [`Codex`] and initialize the session.
+    ///
+    /// Returns a [`CodexConversation`] containing the [`Codex`] instance,
+    /// the submission id of the initial `ConfigureSession` request and the
+    /// unique session id.
+    pub async fn spawn(config: Config, ctrl_c: Arc<Notify>) -> CodexResult<CodexConversation> {
         // experimental resume path (undocumented)
         let resume_path = config.experimental_resume.clone();
         info!("resume_path: {resume_path:?}");
@@ -138,7 +149,11 @@ impl Codex {
         };
         let init_id = codex.submit(configure_session).await?;
 
-        Ok((codex, init_id, session_id))
+        Ok(CodexConversation {
+            codex,
+            init_id,
+            session_id,
+        })
     }
 
     /// Submit the `op` wrapped in a `Submission` with a unique ID.
diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/codex_wrapper.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/codex_wrapper.rs
index 31f8295ed4..65d851cb10 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/codex_wrapper.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/codex_wrapper.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use crate::Codex;
+use crate::CodexConversation;
 use crate::config::Config;
 use crate::protocol::Event;
 use crate::protocol::EventMsg;
@@ -15,7 +16,11 @@ use uuid::Uuid;
 /// that callers can surface the information to the UI.
 pub async fn init_codex(config: Config) -> anyhow::Result<(Codex, Event, Arc<Notify>, Uuid)> {
     let ctrl_c = notify_on_sigint();
-    let (codex, init_id, session_id) = Codex::spawn(config, ctrl_c.clone()).await?;
+    let CodexConversation {
+        codex,
+        init_id,
+        session_id,
+    } = Codex::spawn(config, ctrl_c.clone()).await?;
 
     // The first event must be `SessionInitialized`. Validate and forward it to
     // the caller so that they can display it in the conversation history.
diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/lib.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/lib.rs
index 12321e0abc..876d76a816 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/lib.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ mod client;
 mod client_common;
 pub mod codex;
 pub use codex::Codex;
+pub use codex::CodexConversation;
 pub mod codex_wrapper;
 pub mod config;
 pub mod config_profile;
diff --git a/codex-rs/core/tests/client.rs b/codex-rs/core/tests/client.rs
index cb60fb216f..c50a98a6bd 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/tests/client.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/tests/client.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use codex_core::Codex;
+use codex_core::CodexConversation;
 use codex_core::ModelProviderInfo;
 use codex_core::exec::CODEX_SANDBOX_NETWORK_DISABLED_ENV_VAR;
 use codex_core::protocol::EventMsg;
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ async fn includes_session_id_and_model_headers_in_request() {
     let mut config = load_default_config_for_test(&codex_home);
     config.model_provider = model_provider;
     let ctrl_c = std::sync::Arc::new(tokio::sync::Notify::new());
-    let (codex, _init_id, _session_id) = Codex::spawn(config, ctrl_c.clone()).await.unwrap();
+    let CodexConversation { codex, .. } = Codex::spawn(config, ctrl_c.clone()).await.unwrap();
 
     codex
         .submit(Op::UserInput {
@@ -148,7 +149,7 @@ async fn includes_base_instructions_override_in_request() {
     config.model_provider = model_provider;
 
     let ctrl_c = std::sync::Arc::new(tokio::sync::Notify::new());
-    let (codex, ..) = Codex::spawn(config, ctrl_c.clone()).await.unwrap();
+    let CodexConversation { codex, .. } = Codex::spawn(config, ctrl_c.clone()).await.unwrap();
 
     codex
         .submit(Op::UserInput {
diff --git a/codex-rs/core/tests/live_agent.rs b/codex-rs/core/tests/live_agent.rs
index 9d81225b9f..ded8334d73 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/tests/live_agent.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/tests/live_agent.rs
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 use std::time::Duration;
 
 use codex_core::Codex;
+use codex_core::CodexConversation;
 use codex_core::error::CodexErr;
 use codex_core::protocol::AgentMessageEvent;
 use codex_core::protocol::ErrorEvent;
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ async fn spawn_codex() -> Result<Codex, CodexErr> {
     let mut config = load_default_config_for_test(&codex_home);
     config.model_provider.request_max_retries = Some(2);
     config.model_provider.stream_max_retries = Some(2);
-    let (agent, _init_id, _session_id) =
+    let CodexConversation { codex: agent, .. } =
         Codex::spawn(config, std::sync::Arc::new(Notify::new())).await?;
 
     Ok(agent)
diff --git a/codex-rs/core/tests/stream_no_completed.rs b/codex-rs/core/tests/stream_no_completed.rs
index 153330bf10..cfc80154ba 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/tests/stream_no_completed.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/tests/stream_no_completed.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 use std::time::Duration;
 
 use codex_core::Codex;
+use codex_core::CodexConversation;
 use codex_core::ModelProviderInfo;
 use codex_core::exec::CODEX_SANDBOX_NETWORK_DISABLED_ENV_VAR;
 use codex_core::protocol::EventMsg;
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ async fn retries_on_early_close() {
     let codex_home = TempDir::new().unwrap();
     let mut config = load_default_config_for_test(&codex_home);
     config.model_provider = model_provider;
-    let (codex, _init_id, _session_id) = Codex::spawn(config, ctrl_c).await.unwrap();
+    let CodexConversation { codex, .. } = Codex::spawn(config, ctrl_c).await.unwrap();
 
     codex
         .submit(Op::UserInput {