# Codex news — updated daily | llmnet Apps [← Apps overview](/en/) # Codex news By Ivo Donker · October 26, 2026 — created with AI assistance (writer: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash; critic: gpt-oss-120b via Groq) Codex: [Review](https://apps.llmnet.nl/en/codex-review)[Install & set up](https://apps.llmnet.nl/en/codex-installatie)[News](/en/codex-nieuws)[Technical tutorial](https://apps.llmnet.nl/en/codex-tutorial) All the news about Codex from our daily newsletter: 43 items, newest first. Headlines come from the source; the Dutch commentary is machine-written. ## Monday, October 26, 2026 - [Stop wasting tokens with Codex. Why use expensive AI models for every task? Learn how AI routers, smart model selection, caching, and contex](https://x.com/edinsoncode/status/2113658305793143018) · X · 2026-10-23This item covers cost savings in AI through smart model choice and caching, which helps lower API costs as an indie developer. · [newsletter](/en/nieuwsbrief-2026-10-26) ## Monday, October 19, 2026 - [I had 1,270 agent sessions sitting in ~/.claude, ~/.codex and ~/.pi that’s an eval set: my corrections to the agent are the test cases turne](https://x.com/ibragim_bad/status/2111102467924496721) · X · 2026-10-16This describes converting earlier agent sessions and corrections into a test set, which helps when evaluating AI behaviour. · [newsletter](/en/nieuwsbrief-2026-10-19) ## Saturday, October 17, 2026 - [I had 1,270 agent sessions sitting in ~/.claude, ~/.codex and ~/.pi that’s an eval set: my corrections to the agent are the test cases turne](https://x.com/ibragim_bad/status/2111102467924496721) · X · 2026-10-16Past agent sessions convert into an evaluation set, which helps indie developers use local corrections as test cases. · [newsletter](/en/nieuwsbrief-2026-10-17) ## Tuesday, October 6, 2026 - OpenAI textGrain: API customers worldwide can enable a text watermark from 5 Oct (off by default). In the coming weeks, ChatGPT and Codex text in the EU will automatically receive an invisible watermark. ([24](https://openai.com/index/eu-text-provenance), [25](https://thenewstack.io/openai-api-text-watermarking/)) · [newsletter](/en/nieuwsbrief-2026-10-06) - Codex 0.160.1 is a backport for Windows remote MCP. Alpha continued to 0.162.0-alpha.16. ([4](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@openai/codex), [5](https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/tag/rust-v0.160.1), [6](https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/tag/rust-v0.162.0-alpha.16)) · [newsletter](/en/nieuwsbrief-2026-10-06) ## Monday, October 5, 2026 - Codex alpha 0.162.0-alpha.11 → .12 → .13 → .14. Three alphas in one day: .12 (4 Oct ~08:01 CEST), .13 (~17:55 CEST), .14 (5 Oct ~04:20 CEST). The release page only says "Release 0.162.0-alpha.14", without notes. Production latest remains 0.160.0. Not for the Mini. ([1](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@openai/codex), [2](https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/tag/rust-v0.162.0-alpha.14), [3](https://github.com/openai/codex/releases)) · [newsletter](/en/nieuwsbrief-2026-10-05) ## Sunday, October 4, 2026 - Codex CLI: production still 0.160.0; alpha 0.162.0-alpha.9 → 0.162.0-alpha.11 (via .10; 3 Oct ~12:11 - 22:30 CEST) - not for the Mini. ([4](https://github.com/openai/codex/releases), [5](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@openai/codex)) · [newsletter](/en/nieuwsbrief-2026-10-04) ## Saturday, October 3, 2026 - OpenClaw latest 2026.9.7 → 2026.9.8 (3 Oct ~05:21 CEST): GPT-6.1 Sol as OpenAI provider choice (accounts with access); delegated results stay with the requesting conversation; less Codex-fleet memory; update/Windows-startup repairs; Control UI tab-retention + session-assign fix. ([1](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.9.8), [2](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/openclaw/openclaw/refs/heads/main/CHANGELOG/2026.9.8.md), [3](https://www.npmjs.com/package/openclaw)) · [newsletter](/en/nieuwsbrief-2026-10-03) - Codex CLI: production stable 0.160.0; alpha 0.162.0-alpha.3 → 0.162.0-alpha.9 (3 Oct ~03:24–03:44 CEST) - not for the Mini. ([10](https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/tag/rust-v0.160.0), [11](https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/tag/rust-v0.162.0-alpha.9), [12](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@openai/codex)) · [newsletter](/en/nieuwsbrief-2026-10-03) ## Friday, October 2, 2026 - Codex CLI rust-v0.160.0 (1 Oct ~22:19 CEST): command-center “Show more”; Linux X11 middle-click paste; workspace defaults outside project; opt-in Guardian review history/handoffs; reconnect queue + Windows sandbox/SQLite fixes. Alpha 0.162.0-alpha.3 (2 Oct ~05:38–05:53 CEST) — not for the Mini. Production = 0.160.0. ([4](https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/tag/rust-v0.160.0), [5](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@openai/codex)) · [newsletter](/en/nieuwsbrief-2026-10-02) ## Thursday, October 1, 2026 - Codex CLI rust-v0.159.3 (30 Sept ~00:57 CEST 1 Oct): account-security setup reminders for ChatGPT-signed-in sessions. Alpha 0.161.0-alpha.7 (1 Oct ~06:07 CEST) — not for the Mini. Production = 0.159.3 (Sol remains default since 0.159.1). ([3](https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/tag/rust-v0.159.3), [4](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@openai/codex)) · [newsletter](/en/nieuwsbrief-2026-10-01) - GPT-6.1 Sol (OpenAI index): near-Astra claims at ~1/5 the token price; API gpt-6.1-sol; ChatGPT Work + Codex; not yet in Chat; $2/$10, cache $0.10/MTok. Ultrafast "coming days". ([5](https://openai.com/index/introducing-gpt-6-1-sol)) · [newsletter](/en/nieuwsbrief-2026-10-01) ## Tuesday, September 29, 2026 - Codex stable → 0.158.0 (npm 2026-09-28T05:12Z; GH rust-v0.158.0): MCP OAuth client secrets, copy-on-select + right-click paste, exec-server WebSocket bearer tokens, sandbox/Git-root fixes. Alpha npm 0.160.0-alpha.3 (also 0.159.0-alpha.13 / 0.160.0-alpha.2). Production = 0.158.0; alpha not for Mini. ([6](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@openai/codex), [7](https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/tag/rust-v0.158.0), [7b](https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/tag/rust-v0.160.0-alpha.3)) · [newsletter](/en/nieuwsbrief-2026-09-29) - Security: no new CVE number overnight in this toolset. Carry: Heapjack+Overpatch (Desktop ≥26.818.21641, CLI ≥0.149.0 - included in 0.158.0); Plugin4Shell; GitSpawn. ([21](https://www.accomplish.ai/blog/escaping-the-openai-codex-sandbox-twice/), [22](https://www.air.security/blog-posts/plugin4shell), [57](https://labs.cloudsecurityalliance.org/research/csa-research-note-gitspawn-ai-coding-agent-rce-20260903-csa/)) · [newsletter](/en/nieuwsbrief-2026-09-29) ## Sunday, September 27, 2026 - Codex alpha → 0.159 line (npm alpha tag 0.159.0-alpha.7, 2026-09-27T01:35:35Z; GH rust-v0.159.0-alpha.8 04:48Z + 0.158.0-alpha.15.2). Stable/latest remains 0.157.1. Production = 0.157.1; alpha not for Mini. ([6](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@openai/codex), [7](https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/tag/rust-v0.157.1), [7b](https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/tag/rust-v0.159.0-alpha.8)) · [newsletter](/en/nieuwsbrief-2026-09-27) - Security: no new CVE number overnight. Carry: Heapjack+Overpatch (Desktop ≥26.818.21641, CLI ≥0.149.0 - included in 0.157.1); Plugin4Shell (Claude ≥2.1.179, Codex ≥0.146.0). ([21](https://www.accomplish.ai/blog/escaping-the-openai-codex-sandbox-twice/), [22](https://www.air.security/blog-posts/plugin4shell)) · [newsletter](/en/nieuwsbrief-2026-09-27) ## Saturday, September 26, 2026 - Codex stable/latest 0.157.0 → 0.157.1 (npm 2026-09-26T01:06:57Z; GH rust-v0.157.1). Release body: chores only (empty PR index / tag-comparison 404); full changelog rust-v0.157.0...rust-v0.157.1. Alpha dist-tag 0.158.0-alpha.13 → 0.158.0-alpha.15.1 (GH also 0.159.0-alpha.1–3 - not on Mini). Production = 0.157.1. ([6](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@openai/codex), [7](https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/tag/rust-v0.157.1)) · [newsletter](/en/nieuwsbrief-2026-09-26) - Security: no new CVE number overnight. Carry: Heapjack+Overpatch (Desktop ≥26.818.21641, CLI ≥0.149.0 - included in 0.157.1); Plugin4Shell (Claude ≥2.1.179, Codex ≥0.146.0). ([21](https://www.accomplish.ai/blog/escaping-the-openai-codex-sandbox-twice/), [22](https://www.air.security/blog-posts/plugin4shell)) · [newsletter](/en/nieuwsbrief-2026-09-26) ## Friday, September 25, 2026 - Codex stable/latest 0.156.1 → 0.157.0 (npm 2026-09-25T02:35Z; GH rust-v0.157.0). New: GPT-6 Sol/Luna (+ Bedrock); fullscreen transcripts default; automatic background-server startup; f fork-shortcut; /import in remote/daemon sessions; TUI rendering; network-policy hardening over HTTP/WS. Alpha 0.158.0-alpha.6 → 0.158.0-alpha.13 (not on Mini). Production = 0.157.0. ([6](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@openai/codex), [7](https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/tag/rust-v0.157.0)) · [newsletter](/en/nieuwsbrief-2026-09-25) - Security: no new CVE number overnight. OpenClaw macOS HOLD closed via rebuild (product advisory). Carry: Heapjack+Overpatch (Desktop ≥26.818.21641, CLI ≥0.149.0 - included in 0.157.0); Plugin4Shell (Claude ≥2.1.179, Codex ≥0.146.0). ([21](https://www.accomplish.ai/blog/escaping-the-openai-codex-sandbox-twice/), [22](https://www.air.security/blog-posts/plugin4shell), [2](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.9.6)) · [newsletter](/en/nieuwsbrief-2026-09-25) ## Thursday, September 24, 2026 - Codex: stable/latest remains 0.156.1. Alpha 0.157.0-alpha.11 → 0.158.0-alpha.6 (npm ~2026-09-23T23:53Z; GH rust-v0.158.0-alpha.6, empty release body). Production = 0.156.1; alpha not on the Mini. ([6](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@openai/codex), [7](https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/tag/rust-v0.158.0-alpha.6)) · [newsletter](/en/nieuwsbrief-2026-09-24) - Security carry (no new CVE number overnight): Heapjack + Overpatch (Desktop ≥26.818.21641, CLI ≥0.149.0 - included in 0.156.1); Plugin4Shell (Claude ≥2.1.179, Codex ≥0.146.0; Copilot no client fix; Gemini CLI → Antigravity). OpenClaw macOS 9.6 crash is a product advisory, not a sandbox CVE. ([18](https://www.accomplish.ai/blog/escaping-the-openai-codex-sandbox-twice/), [19](https://www.air.security/blog-posts/plugin4shell), [2](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.9.6)) · [newsletter](/en/nieuwsbrief-2026-09-24) ## Wednesday, September 23, 2026 - Codex: stable/latest 0.155.1 → 0.156.1 (npm 2026-09-23T02:45:25Z; GitHub tag rust-v0.156.1 2026-09-23T02:41:36Z). Hotfix: GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Luna in the model catalogue; rate-limit switch recommends Luna. Alpha 0.157.0-alpha.5 → 0.157.0-alpha.11 (npm 2026-09-23T05:01:29Z). Production = 0.156.1; alpha not on the Mini. ([5](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@openai/codex), [6](https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/tag/rust-v0.156.1)) · [newsletter](/en/nieuwsbrief-2026-09-23) - Security carry (no new CVE number in this toolset overnight): Heapjack + Overpatch (Codex Desktop ≥26.818.21641, CLI ≥0.149.0 - included in 0.156.1); Plugin4Shell (Claude ≥2.1.179, Codex ≥0.146.0; Copilot no client fix; Gemini CLI unpatched → Antigravity). ([19](https://www.accomplish.ai/blog/escaping-the-openai-codex-sandbox-twice/), [20](https://www.air.security/blog-posts/plugin4shell)) · [newsletter](/en/nieuwsbrief-2026-09-23) ## Sunday, September 20, 2026 - Codex alpha: 0.156.0-alpha.7 → 0.156.0-alpha.9 (~20 Sept 00:28 UTC); stable/latest remains 0.155.1. ([3](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@openai/codex)) · [newsletter](/en/nieuwsbrief-2026-09-20) ## Saturday, September 19, 2026 - Codex: latest 0.155.1 (was 0.155.0, 18 Sept ~20:09 UTC); alpha 0.156.0-alpha.7. ([9](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@openai/codex)) · [newsletter](/en/nieuwsbrief-2026-09-19) ## Friday, September 18, 2026 - Codex: latest 0.155.0 (was 0.154.0, 17 Sept ~23:19 UTC); alpha 0.156.0-alpha.2. ([6](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@openai/codex)) · [newsletter](/en/nieuwsbrief-2026-09-18) ## Thursday, September 17, 2026 - Codex alpha → 0.155.0-alpha.16 (17 Sept ~04:43 UTC); stable remains 0.154.0. ([7](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@openai/codex)) · [newsletter](/en/nieuwsbrief-2026-09-17) ## Wednesday, September 16, 2026 - [A new WhatsApp Business MCP server lets developers use AI coding agents like Claude, Cursor, Codex, and ChatGPT to handle setup, messaging t](https://x.com/TechCrunch/status/2099955188467405227) · X · 2026-09-15 · [newsletter](/en/nieuwsbrief-2026-09-16) - Codex alpha → 0.155.0-alpha.10 (16 Sept ~04:26 UTC); stable remains 0.154.0. ([7](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@openai/codex)) · [newsletter](/en/nieuwsbrief-2026-09-16) ## Tuesday, September 15, 2026 - Minor channel bumps: n8n beta/rc/next → 2.39.5 (stable remains 2.38.7); Codex alpha → 0.155.0-alpha.6 (stable 0.154.0). ([9](https://www.npmjs.com/package/n8n), [10](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@openai/codex)) · [newsletter](/en/nieuwsbrief-2026-09-15) ## Monday, September 14, 2026 - Hermes / n8n / Codex / Antigravity / MCP: no overnight bump — Hermes v2026.9.11 / 0.21.2, n8n 2.38.7 / beta 2.39.4, Codex stable 0.154.0 (alpha 0.155.0-alpha.3.10), Antigravity CLI 1.2.2, MCP SDK TS 1.30.0, @ai-sdk/mcp 2.0.49. ([14](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/releases/tag/v2026.9.11), [15](https://www.npmjs.com/package/n8n), [16](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@openai/codex), [17](https://github.com/google-antigravity/antigravity-cli/releases/tag/1.2.2), [18](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@modelcontextprotocol/sdk), [19](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@ai-sdk/mcp)) · [newsletter](/en/nieuwsbrief-2026-09-14) ## Sunday, September 13, 2026 - Hermes / n8n / Codex: no overnight bump — Hermes v2026.9.11 / 0.21.2, n8n 2.38.7 / beta 2.39.4, Codex stable 0.154.0. ([11](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/releases/tag/v2026.9.11), [12](https://www.npmjs.com/package/n8n), [13](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@openai/codex)) · [newsletter](/en/nieuwsbrief-2026-09-13) ## Saturday, September 12, 2026 - Codex CLI: still stable at 0.154.0. Overnight only 0.155.0-alpha.3.10 (and earlier 3.x alphas) — not as a prod pin. ([11](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@openai/codex), [12](https://github.com/openai/codex/releases)) · [newsletter](/en/nieuwsbrief-2026-09-12) ## Friday, September 11, 2026 - Codex CLI: still stable at 0.154.0. Overnight only 0.155.0-alpha.3 prereleases — not as a prod pin. ([10](https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/tag/rust-v0.154.0), [11](https://github.com/openai/codex/releases)) · [newsletter](/en/nieuwsbrief-2026-09-11) ## Thursday, September 10, 2026 - ChatGPT Voice → Astra/GPT-5.6 (9 Sept Help Center): Voice may escalate; Instant/Medium/High Voice levels deprecated. Deep Research in ChatGPT Work/Codex (@Deep Research). ([8](https://help.openai.com/en/articles/6825453-chatgpt-release-notes)) · [newsletter](/en/nieuwsbrief-2026-09-10) ## Wednesday, September 9, 2026 - Cursor ↔ OpenAI cutoff remains 12 November. Astra will never come to Cursor; in OpenClaw via API/Codex since 2026.9.2. ([12](https://openai.com/index/our-decision-on-cursor-following-its-acquisition-by-spacex/), [13](https://cursor.com/changelog)) · [newsletter](/en/nieuwsbrief-2026-09-09) ## Tuesday, September 8, 2026 - Astra is now on Plus, but not in Chat. Pro/Enterprise/Business Premium got Work + Codex + API on 4 Sept. Plus ($20) gets Astra in Work and Codex; in the regular chat window GPT-5.6 Sol remains the top option until you have Pro. No free tier. ([5](https://openai.com/index/gpt-6-astra/), [6](https://x.com/OpenAI/status/2095968413646737608), [7](https://www.notebookcheck.net/GPT-6-Astra-is-on-ChatGPT-Plus-but-only-in-Work-and-Codex.1391574.0.html)) · [newsletter](/en/nieuwsbrief-2026-09-08) - Cursor: self-host the runner, OpenAI models until 12 Nov. Changelog 2 Sept. OpenAI Help Center: BYOK only for local Chat/Agent, not Tab/Auto/Cloud/CLI. The Codex extension is the escape hatch. ([13](https://cursor.com/changelog), [14](https://openai.com/index/our-decision-on-cursor-following-its-acquisition-by-spacex/), [15](https://help.openai.com/articles/20001506-using-openai-models-in-cursor)) · [newsletter](/en/nieuwsbrief-2026-09-08) ## Thursday, August 27, 2026 - [MCP: decision-time guidance so Codex and Cursor follow the contract (conformance 15/15)](https://github.com/kgarg2468/tokenstash/pull/26) · GitHub · 2026-08-27MCP offers decision guidelines so that Codex and Cursor achieve contractual conformity, which helps indie‑developers with model‑compliance. · [newsletter](/en/nieuwsbrief-2026-08-27) ## Tuesday, August 25, 2026 - [Introducing the Conductor MCP! Your Claude, Codex, Cursor agents can now use Conductor alongside your humans. It comes with all the tools yo](https://x.com/charlieholtz/status/2091991799619629083) · X · 2026-08-24This introduces Conductor MCP, which lets Claude, Codex and Cursor agents work together with humans, something indie developers can deploy in their agent workflows. · [newsletter](/en/nieuwsbrief-2026-08-25) ## Monday, August 24, 2026 - [turn ChatGPT into unlimited Codex ultra mode (on Windows lol) I built an MCP connector for ChatGPT with sub-agents. got a little creative an](https://x.com/dummerspast39/status/2091205904662249886) · X · 2026-08-22An MCP‑connector turns ChatGPT into an unlimited Codex‑mode with sub‑agents, giving indie‑developers extra functionality. · [newsletter](/en/nieuwsbrief-2026-08-24) - [Meet Bezalel Bezalel is a capability plane for your agents (claude, codex, OC, hermes, etc) one MCP gives your agent: 💻 computer ⌛️ sandbox](https://x.com/Rasmic/status/2091227604263072187) · X · 2026-08-22Bezalel offers a capability‑plane for agents with computer and sandbox resources, so that indie‑developers can run code safely. · [newsletter](/en/nieuwsbrief-2026-08-24)