Codex CLI 0.168.0 adds model provider picker, side-by-side TUI workspace and animated GIF generation

github-actions[bot] · ghdev · 2026-11-13

OpenAI shipped rust-v0.168.0 of Codex CLI with a batch of notable features:

Model provider management: a new Sessions → Model providers view lets you browse providers and set the default for new chats; open/resumed chats keep their saved provider.
TUI workspace: features.tuiworkspace shows a side conversation beside the main chat, with a resizable divider and leader z to zoom the focused pane.
Audio and image: recordings can be attached with audio-capable models (rejected clips are skipped, durations used to keep more short clips in context); features.imagegenerationanimation generates/edits animated GIFs with frame count and timing controls.
Terminal polish: fullscreen image previews in tmux on Ghostty/Kitty via allow-passthrough all; tui.notificationmethod = "osc777" enables terminal notifications with longer command previews and distinction between terminal-input and network-access approvals.

Bug fixes cover account-scoped history/resume pickers, interrupted replies rendered as single Markdown messages, steering messages reaching running turns, better fuzzy filename search weighting, and idle MCP servers no longer blocking filesystem I/O on Windows. Docs now cover listing providers, custom gateways, and Bedrock/GCP settings.

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