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Brent Traut e45069d770 Add experimental app-server thread read-state updates (#52395)
## Why

Clients need to mark threads read or unread without overwriting unseen results or another window's explicit mark.

## What changed

Add `thread/readState/update` for eligible durable local threads, gated by `initialize.capabilities.experimentalApi`. Requests include `threadId`, `expectedRevision`, and an operation of `{type:"read"}` or `{type:"unread"}`.

Marking read clears `firstUnread`; marking unread sets it to `threadStart`. Successful updates return the read state and notify subscribers through `thread/readState/changed`. Both operations require an exact revision match. Stale requests return `-32600` with `readStateConflict` and the current read state, requiring a fresh user action rather than a blind retry. Updates do not change thread recency.

## Testing

Add app-server coverage for experimental capability gating, explicit unread marks and notifications, conflicts for both stale operations, and marking read with a fresh revision.

GitOrigin-RevId: 775f6e9584dc91bd3c2ee9a309144b5baf0edffa
2026-10-09 03:42:19 +00:00
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OpenAI Codex Python SDK

Build Python applications that start Codex threads, run turns, stream progress, and control workspace access.

Install

Install the SDK:

pip install openai-codex

Quickstart

The SDK reuses your existing Codex authentication when one is already available:

from openai_codex import Codex

with Codex() as codex:
    thread = codex.thread_start()
    result = thread.run("Explain this repository in three bullets.")
    print(result.final_response)

thread.run(...) returns a TurnResult containing the final response, collected items, and token usage.

Authentication

Existing Codex authentication is reused automatically. To start ChatGPT browser login explicitly:

from openai_codex import Codex

with Codex() as codex:
    login = codex.login_chatgpt()
    print(login.auth_url)
    print(login.wait().success)

For device-code login:

with Codex() as codex:
    login = codex.login_chatgpt_device_code()
    print(login.verification_url, login.user_code)
    login.wait()

For API-key login:

with Codex() as codex:
    codex.login_api_key("sk-...")

Built-In Help

Use Python's standard help(openai_codex), help(Codex), or python -m pydoc openai_codex documentation tools.

Documentation

The package is licensed under the repository Apache License 2.0.