diff --git a/codex-rs/cli/src/status.rs b/codex-rs/cli/src/status.rs
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+++ b/codex-rs/cli/src/status.rs
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+use clap::Args;
+use codex_status::CodexStatusReport;
+use codex_status::StatusClient;
+use std::io::Write;
+use std::io::{self};
+
+#[derive(Debug, Args)]
+pub struct StatusCommand {
+    /// Emit the Codex-only status as prettified JSON instead of a human summary.
+    #[arg(long = "json", default_value_t = false)]
+    pub json: bool,
+}
+
+pub async fn run_status(cmd: StatusCommand) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    let client = StatusClient::new()?;
+    let report = client.fetch_codex_status().await?;
+
+    if cmd.json {
+        let json = serde_json::to_string_pretty(&report)?;
+        println!("{json}");
+    } else {
+        write_human(&report, &mut io::stdout())?;
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn write_human<W: Write>(report: &CodexStatusReport, writer: &mut W) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    writeln!(
+        writer,
+        "overall: {} ({})",
+        report.overall_description, report.overall_indicator
+    )?;
+    writeln!(writer, "updated_at: {}", report.updated_at)?;
+
+    writeln!(writer, "codex components:")?;
+    if report.components.is_empty() {
+        writeln!(writer, "  none")?;
+    } else {
+        for component in &report.components {
+            writeln!(writer, "  {}: {}", component.name, component.status)?;
+        }
+    }
+
+    writeln!(writer, "codex incidents:")?;
+    if report.incidents.is_empty() {
+        writeln!(writer, "  none")?;
+    } else {
+        for incident in &report.incidents {
+            writeln!(
+                writer,
+                "  {}: status={} impact={} updated={}",
+                incident.name, incident.status, incident.impact, incident.updated_at
+            )?;
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use codex_status::ComponentStatus;
+    use codex_status::IncidentStatus;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn human_output_handles_empty_lists() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        let report = CodexStatusReport {
+            overall_description: "All Systems Operational".to_string(),
+            overall_indicator: "none".to_string(),
+            updated_at: "2025-11-07T21:55:20Z".to_string(),
+            components: Vec::new(),
+            incidents: Vec::new(),
+        };
+
+        let mut buffer = Vec::new();
+        write_human(&report, &mut buffer)?;
+
+        let output = String::from_utf8(buffer).expect("utf8");
+        assert!(output.contains("overall: All Systems Operational (none)"));
+        assert!(output.contains("updated_at: 2025-11-07T21:55:20Z"));
+        assert!(output.contains("codex components:\n  none"));
+        assert!(output.contains("codex incidents:\n  none"));
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn human_output_lists_components_and_incidents() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        let report = CodexStatusReport {
+            overall_description: "Degraded".to_string(),
+            overall_indicator: "minor".to_string(),
+            updated_at: "2025-11-07T21:55:20Z".to_string(),
+            components: vec![ComponentStatus {
+                name: "Codex".to_string(),
+                status: "degraded_performance".to_string(),
+            }],
+            incidents: vec![IncidentStatus {
+                name: "Codex degraded".to_string(),
+                status: "investigating".to_string(),
+                impact: "minor".to_string(),
+                updated_at: "2025-11-07T21:45:00Z".to_string(),
+            }],
+        };
+
+        let mut buffer = Vec::new();
+        write_human(&report, &mut buffer)?;
+
+        let output = String::from_utf8(buffer).expect("utf8");
+        assert!(output.contains("codex components:\n  Codex: degraded_performance"));
+        assert!(output.contains(
+            "codex incidents:\n  Codex degraded: status=investigating impact=minor updated=2025-11-07T21:45:00Z"
+        ));
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/codex-rs/status/Cargo.toml b/codex-rs/status/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5a17295767
--- /dev/null
+++ b/codex-rs/status/Cargo.toml
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+[package]
+name = "codex-status"
+version.workspace = true
+edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
+
+[lints]
+workspace = true
+
+[dependencies]
+anyhow = { workspace = true }
+reqwest = { workspace = true, features = ["json"] }
+serde = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"] }
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+pretty_assertions = { workspace = true }
+serde_json = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/codex-rs/status/src/lib.rs b/codex-rs/status/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/codex-rs/status/src/lib.rs
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+use anyhow::Context;
+use reqwest::Url;
+use serde::Deserialize;
+use serde::Serialize;
+use std::time::Duration;
+
+pub const STATUS_SUMMARY_URL: &str = "https://status.openai.com/api/v2/summary.json";
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize)]
+pub struct CodexStatusReport {
+    pub overall_description: String,
+    pub overall_indicator: String,
+    pub updated_at: String,
+    pub components: Vec<ComponentStatus>,
+    pub incidents: Vec<IncidentStatus>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize)]
+pub struct ComponentStatus {
+    pub name: String,
+    pub status: String,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize)]
+pub struct IncidentStatus {
+    pub name: String,
+    pub status: String,
+    pub impact: String,
+    pub updated_at: String,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct StatusClient {
+    client: reqwest::Client,
+    summary_url: Url,
+}
+
+impl StatusClient {
+    pub fn new() -> anyhow::Result<Self> {
+        Self::with_summary_url(Url::parse(STATUS_SUMMARY_URL)?)
+    }
+
+    pub fn with_summary_url(summary_url: Url) -> anyhow::Result<Self> {
+        let user_agent = format!("codex-status/{}", env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"));
+        let client = reqwest::Client::builder()
+            .user_agent(user_agent)
+            .connect_timeout(Duration::from_secs(5))
+            .timeout(Duration::from_secs(10))
+            .build()
+            .context("building HTTP client")?;
+
+        Ok(Self {
+            client,
+            summary_url,
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub async fn fetch_codex_status(&self) -> anyhow::Result<CodexStatusReport> {
+        let response = self
+            .client
+            .get(self.summary_url.clone())
+            .send()
+            .await
+            .context("requesting status summary")?;
+
+        let summary: StatusSummary = response
+            .error_for_status()
+            .context("status summary returned error")?
+            .json()
+            .await
+            .context("parsing status summary JSON")?;
+
+        Ok(CodexStatusReport::from_summary(summary))
+    }
+}
+
+impl CodexStatusReport {
+    fn from_summary(summary: StatusSummary) -> Self {
+        let components = summary
+            .components
+            .into_iter()
+            .filter(|component| is_codex_name(&component.name))
+            .map(ComponentStatus::from)
+            .collect();
+
+        let incidents = summary
+            .incidents
+            .into_iter()
+            .filter(|incident| is_codex_name(&incident.name))
+            .map(IncidentStatus::from)
+            .collect();
+
+        CodexStatusReport {
+            overall_description: summary.status.description,
+            overall_indicator: summary.status.indicator,
+            updated_at: summary.page.updated_at,
+            components,
+            incidents,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn is_codex_name(name: &str) -> bool {
+    name.to_ascii_lowercase().contains("codex")
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+struct StatusSummary {
+    #[serde(default)]
+    page: Page,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    status: OverallStatus,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    components: Vec<Component>,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    incidents: Vec<Incident>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize, Default)]
+struct Page {
+    #[serde(default)]
+    updated_at: String,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize, Default)]
+struct OverallStatus {
+    #[serde(default)]
+    indicator: String,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    description: String,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+struct Component {
+    name: String,
+    status: String,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+struct Incident {
+    name: String,
+    status: String,
+    #[serde(default = "default_impact")]
+    impact: String,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    updated_at: String,
+}
+
+fn default_impact() -> String {
+    "unknown".to_string()
+}
+
+impl From<Component> for ComponentStatus {
+    fn from(value: Component) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            name: value.name,
+            status: value.status,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<Incident> for IncidentStatus {
+    fn from(value: Incident) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            name: value.name,
+            status: value.status,
+            impact: value.impact,
+            updated_at: value.updated_at,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use pretty_assertions::assert_eq;
+    use serde_json::json;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn filters_non_codex_components_and_incidents() {
+        let summary = serde_json::from_value::<StatusSummary>(json!({
+            "page": {"updated_at": "2025-11-07T21:55:20Z"},
+            "status": {"description": "All Systems Operational", "indicator": "none"},
+            "components": [
+                {"name": "Codex", "status": "operational"},
+                {"name": "Chat Completions", "status": "operational"}
+            ],
+            "incidents": [
+                {"name": "Codex degraded performance", "status": "investigating", "impact": "minor", "updated_at": "2025-11-07T21:50:00Z"},
+                {"name": "Chat downtime", "status": "resolved", "impact": "critical", "updated_at": "2025-11-07T21:00:00Z"}
+            ]
+        }))
+        .expect("valid summary");
+
+        let report = CodexStatusReport::from_summary(summary);
+
+        assert_eq!(report.overall_description, "All Systems Operational");
+        assert_eq!(report.overall_indicator, "none");
+        assert_eq!(report.updated_at, "2025-11-07T21:55:20Z");
+        assert_eq!(report.components.len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(report.components[0].name, "Codex");
+        assert_eq!(report.components[0].status, "operational");
+        assert_eq!(report.incidents.len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(report.incidents[0].name, "Codex degraded performance");
+        assert_eq!(report.incidents[0].status, "investigating");
+        assert_eq!(report.incidents[0].impact, "minor");
+        assert_eq!(report.incidents[0].updated_at, "2025-11-07T21:50:00Z");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn handles_missing_fields_with_defaults() {
+        let summary =
+            serde_json::from_value::<StatusSummary>(json!({})).expect("valid empty summary");
+
+        let report = CodexStatusReport::from_summary(summary);
+
+        assert_eq!(report.overall_description, "");
+        assert_eq!(report.overall_indicator, "");
+        assert_eq!(report.updated_at, "");
+        assert!(report.components.is_empty());
+        assert!(report.incidents.is_empty());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn is_codex_name_matches_case_insensitive() {
+        assert!(is_codex_name("Codex"));
+        assert!(is_codex_name("my-codex-component"));
+        assert!(!is_codex_name("Chat"));
+    }
+}