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Codex CLI

OpenAI's coding agent for the terminal.

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OpenAI's open source programming agent that runs in the terminal, reads and edits project files and runs commands in a sandbox.

When to use

To delegate coding tasks to a terminal agent using OpenAI models.

When to avoid

If you prefer another model provider or can't send code to external services.

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