HarnessesCoding agent

OpenAI Codex CLI

OpenAI's open-source terminal coding agent, also available as IDE extension and cloud agent.

Maker
OpenAI
Kind
coding agent
Interface
CLI, IDE
Open source
Open source · Licence: Apache-2.0 · GitHub
GitHub stars
129,621 (GitHub API, 2026-10-17)
Models
OpenAI models; API key or ChatGPT sign-in
Pricing
Included in ChatGPT plans: Free $0, Go $8/mo, Plus $20/mo, Pro from $100/mo; Business/Enterprise; or API key at API rates. (source: official page, checked 2026-10-16)
MCP support
Yes
Subagents
Yes
Headless / scripted mode
Yes
Sandboxing
Yes
On Vibe Shipped
OpenAI Codex (CLI) in the Agent Toolbox
Official site
https://developers.openai.com/codex
Sources
api.github.com/repos/openai/codex · developers.openai.com/codex/mcp · developers.openai.com/codex/subagents · developers.openai.com/codex/noninteractive · developers.openai.com/codex/sandboxing · developers.openai.com/codex/pricing (docs checked 2026-10-17)
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