OpenAI Codex CLI 0.169.0 ships multi-tab side chats, task search, and custom provider onboarding

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

openai/codex released rust-v0.169.0 with notable terminal updates:

New features

Opt-in terminal workspace supports multiple side-chat tabs, switchable via keyboard/mouse, with saved local side chats restored after restart.
Search older tasks from the agent command center by name, prompt preview, or working directory.
New "Collapse turn details" option in the full-screen transcript folds completed activity while keeping answers visible and tool output searchable.
Add or edit custom model providers from the terminal; custom gateway onboarding supports device codes over SSH or without a local browser.
With the opt-in Cloud connection on macOS/Linux, send images, choose model and reasoning effort, and archive/restore Cloud conversations from the terminal.
Ctrl+S saves a diagnostic ZIP locally even when uploads are disabled.

Bug fixes

codex exec keeps project config and MCP servers disabled in untrusted directories even with --sandbox workspace-write; use --trust to explicitly save project trust.
"Yes, clear context and implement" now hands the full approved plan to the fresh session and keeps the current session open if handoff fails.
Windows sandbox fixes for quoted cmd.exe paths and PowerShell sessions with unreadable parent dirs; macOS pasted-image orientation and clipboard fixes.

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