From fcac70e792ff6ac3aef401dc75e8b8451e0a5410 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 | 15 +++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5cc7fd4953..77c8d2199c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-<p align="center"><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 +13,19 @@ 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 on Windows to install Codex CLI:
+
+```
+powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -c "irm https://chatgpt.com/codex/install.ps1 | iex"
+```
+
+Codex CLI can also be installed via the following package managers:
 
 ```shell
 # Install using npm