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40 source-backed stories- Pin important threads and keep interrupted promptsAlphaNotable · Confirmed
App clients gain persistent thread pinning, while interrupted MCP startup keeps user input and request handling becomes more efficient.
- Name sessions directly with `/new` and `/clear`AlphaMajor · Confirmed
Slash commands can name new sessions, while Windows navigation, sandbox proxies, and managed-policy behavior become more robust.
- Multi-agent v2, paginated history, and richer imports reach stable 0.145Stable releaseMajor · Confirmed
Stable 0.145 graduates multi-agent v2, enables paginated thread history, and converts imported plugin commands into skills.
- Completed hook warnings stay visible in the terminalAlphaNotable · Confirmed
Hook feedback and approval rejection context become clearer, alongside native Windows exec-server sandboxing.
- Multi-agent v2 prepares for stable with stronger side conversationsAlphaMajor · Confirmed
This alpha comparison marks the multi-agent workflow stable in code while fixing side-conversation startup and expanding tool output.
- Audio input reaches the Responses APIAlphaMajor · Confirmed
Codex adds audio-bearing input protocol support and forwards audio while keeping history model-compatible.
- Stable 0.144.6 refreshes GPT-5.6 prompts and context limitsStable releaseNotable · Confirmed
Bundled Sol, Terra, and Luna metadata now uses refreshed instructions and a corrected 272,000-token context window.
- Paginated thread history becomes searchable by occurrenceAlphaMajor · Confirmed
History lookup gains bounded batching, reverse-search batching, and occurrence search for long-running threads.
- Subagents keep their roles and history across reloadsAlphaMajor · Confirmed
Spawned agents retain paginated context and configured role and model behavior more consistently.
- Stable 0.144.5 strengthens dangerous-command detectionStable releaseMajor · Confirmed
The patch catches more forced `rm` forms and gives clearer rejection reasons when a dangerous command is denied.
- Setup import adds Cursor migrationAlphaMajor · Confirmed
Codex can import Cursor configuration while plugin commands, paginated history, and Bedrock login gain broader support.
- Explicit multi-agent mode can trigger proactive delegationAlphaMajor · Confirmed
Multi-agent identity and delegation improved while MCP startup and full-access safeguards became stricter.
- Stable 0.144.4 contains no announced user-facing changesStable releaseBulletin · Confirmed
Official notes classify 0.144.4 as a patch with no user-facing change.
- Spawned agents accept model overridesAlphaMajor · Confirmed
Multi-agent launches gain explicit model selection while paginated history and plugin hooks mature.
- Stable 0.144 rolls back the newer auto-review promptStable releaseNotable · Confirmed
The 0.144 patch line restores the prior Guardian review policy and tool specification.
- Safety-buffering prompts explain waiting more clearlyAlphaBulletin · Confirmed
This focused release clarifies the text shown while Codex is waiting on safety buffering.
- Code Mode gets a fallback when its external host is unavailableAlphaMajor · Confirmed
An in-process V8 fallback, managed Bedrock login, and paginated thread-history storage make Codex more resilient and controllable.
- Stable 0.144 makes Code Mode and authentication more dependableStable releaseMajor · Confirmed
The 0.144 line enables interactive MCP authentication and repairs standalone Code Mode installation and fallback paths.
- Image generation becomes the default extensionAlphaMajor · Confirmed
Codex defaults to its image-generation extension, pauses consistently for Code Mode approvals, and preserves proxies for Responses WebSockets.
- Code Mode switches to hosted execution by defaultAlphaMajor · Confirmed
Code Mode changed its default host while authentication, proxy, terminal, and Windows sandbox behavior were tightened.
- Remote plugins and system-aware networking reach stable 0.143Stable releaseMajor · Confirmed
Stable 0.143 enables remote plugins by default, adds daemon pairing, and fixes Windows terminal input.
- Code Mode ships in release packages with tighter runtime controlsAlphaMajor · Confirmed
Codex bundled the Code Mode host, added a V8 JIT-off option, routed API traffic through system proxies, and expanded app approval behavior.
- Plugin guidance reacts to environment readiness and MCP startup recovers betterAlphaNotable · Confirmed
Plugin guidance became environment-aware, cancelled reviews no longer leave MCP startup busy, and fresh exec-policy warnings are surfaced.
- Feedback attachments and remote plugin version reporting are correctedAlphaNotable · Confirmed
Codex fixed MIME types for path-backed feedback attachments and began exposing remote plugin versions.
- Multi-agent mode guidance becomes configurableAlphaBulletin · Confirmed
Codex added a configurable hint string for multi-agent mode.
- WebSocket liveness, multi-agent messaging, and XML security tighten upAlphaMajor · Confirmed
The release bounded Rendezvous liveness, consolidated multi-agent sends, fixed Bedrock metadata, and addressed quick-xml advisories.
- Rendezvous WebSockets get lower latency and safer tracingAlphaNotable · Confirmed
Codex disabled Nagle on Rendezvous WebSockets and stopped emitting full-text WebSocket traces.
- Stable 0.142.5 stops logging full WebSocket request payloadsStable releaseMajor · Confirmed
A privacy-focused patch removes a trace log that could contain complete Responses WebSocket requests.
- Remote plugins switch on by default and Max reasoning becomes first-classAlphaMajor · Confirmed
Codex enabled remote plugins by default, promoted Max to a first-class reasoning effort, and fixed a stale TUI buffering prompt.
- Stable 0.142.4 contains no announced user-facing changesStable releaseBulletin · Confirmed
The 0.142.4 patch is explicitly documented as having no user-facing change.
- Plugin marketplace source policy starts enforcing at runtimeAlphaNotable · Confirmed
Codex moved marketplace source-policy checks into runtime enforcement and increased an app-server time-read timeout.
- npm plugin sources and user-level review skills broaden customizationAlphaMajor · Confirmed
Codex added npm marketplace plugin sources, allowed user-level code-review skills, and exposed environment information through app-server.
- Stable 0.142.3 is a maintenance-only releaseStable releaseBulletin · Confirmed
Official release notes identify no user-facing changes between stable 0.142.2 and 0.142.3.
- Thread history modes and managed session defaults arriveAlphaNotable · Confirmed
Codex added per-thread history modes, managed new-thread model settings, and a standalone code-mode process host.
- Ultra reasoning, OAuth-enabled plugin MCP, and remote-control pairing arriveAlphaMajor · Confirmed
Codex added Ultra reasoning effort, OAuth for executor-routed HTTP MCP servers, and a daemon pairing command for remote control.
- MCP tool search and safer PowerShell handling land in stable 0.142.2Stable releaseNotable · Confirmed
The 0.142.2 patch improves MCP discovery, plugin presentation, and Windows command-safety checks.
- Image generation gains provider auth while app-server APIs keep evolvingAlphaNotable · Confirmed
Provider-authenticated image generation landed alongside a thread-items API rename and stricter plugin marketplace admission rules.
- MCP tool search becomes the default as collaboration tools get a namespaceAlphaNotable · Confirmed
Codex switched MCP discovery to tool search by default, moved multi-agent v2 tools under collaboration, and fixed an Apps authentication hang.
- Sessions resume more reliably while proxy and permission controls expandAlphaNotable · Confirmed
Codex preserved session identity across resumes, exposed permission-profile availability, and added more system-proxy plumbing.
- Usage credits, plugin discovery, and agent controls reach stable 0.142Stable releaseMajor · Confirmed
The stable 0.142 line adds usage-credit redemption, clearer plugin discovery, and better error reporting from delegated work.