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## Summary
The npm platform packages should stop carrying a bespoke native layout now that the release workflow builds canonical Codex package archives. Keeping npm on the same `bin/`, `codex-resources/`, and `codex-path/` structure lets the Rust package-layout detection behave consistently across standalone, npm, and future DotSlash installs.
This changes platform npm packages to stage the `codex-package` artifact for each target under `vendor/<target>`. The Node launcher now resolves `bin/codex` and prepends `codex-path`, while retaining legacy `vendor/<target>/codex` and `vendor/<target>/path` fallback support for local development and migration. The npm staging helper downloads `codex-package` archives instead of rebuilding the CLI payload from individual `codex`, `rg`, `bwrap`, and sandbox helper artifacts.
CI still needs to stage npm packages from historical rust-release workflow artifacts that predate package archives, so the staging scripts now expose an explicit `--allow-legacy-codex-package` fallback. That fallback synthesizes the canonical package layout from legacy per-binary artifacts and is wired only into the CI smoke path; release staging remains strict and continues to require real package archives.
## Test plan
- `python3 -m py_compile codex-cli/scripts/build_npm_package.py codex-cli/scripts/install_native_deps.py scripts/stage_npm_packages.py scripts/codex_package/cli.py`
- `node --check codex-cli/bin/codex.js`
- `ruby -e 'require "yaml"; YAML.load_file(".github/workflows/rust-release.yml"); YAML.load_file(".github/workflows/ci.yml"); puts "ok"'`
- Staged a synthetic `codex-linux-x64` platform package from a canonical vendor tree and verified it copied only `bin/`, `codex-path/`, `codex-resources/`, and `codex-package.json`.
- Imported `install_native_deps.py` and extracted a synthetic `codex-package-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz` into `vendor/<target>`.
- Ran legacy-layout conversion smokes for Linux, Windows, and unsigned macOS artifact naming.
- `NPM_CONFIG_CACHE="$tmp_dir/npm-cache" python3 ./scripts/stage_npm_packages.py --release-version 0.125.0 --workflow-url https://github.com/openai/codex/actions/runs/26131514935 --package codex --allow-legacy-codex-package --output-dir "$tmp_dir"`
- `node codex-cli/bin/codex.js --version`
npm i -g @openai/codex
or brew install --cask codex
Codex CLI is a coding agent from OpenAI that runs locally on your computer.
If you want Codex in your code editor (VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf), install in your IDE.
If you want the desktop app experience, run
codex app or visit the Codex App page.
If you are looking for the cloud-based agent from OpenAI, Codex Web, go to chatgpt.com/codex.
Quickstart
Installing and running Codex CLI
Install globally with your preferred package manager:
# Install using npm
npm install -g @openai/codex
# Install using Homebrew
brew install --cask codex
Then simply run codex to get started.
You can also go to the latest GitHub Release and download the appropriate binary for your platform.
Each GitHub Release contains many executables, but in practice, you likely want one of these:
- macOS
- Apple Silicon/arm64:
codex-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.gz - x86_64 (older Mac hardware):
codex-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.gz
- Apple Silicon/arm64:
- Linux
- x86_64:
codex-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz - arm64:
codex-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz
- x86_64:
Each archive contains a single entry with the platform baked into the name (e.g., codex-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl), so you likely want to rename it to codex after extracting it.
Using Codex with your ChatGPT plan
Run codex and select Sign in with ChatGPT. We recommend signing into your ChatGPT account to use Codex as part of your Plus, Pro, Business, Edu, or Enterprise plan. Learn more about what's included in your ChatGPT plan.
You can also use Codex with an API key, but this requires additional setup.
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This repository is licensed under the Apache-2.0 License.