0.29.0

Codex 0.29.0

• Android/Termux support by gating arboard on unsupported targets.
• Stable, cross‑platform file locking using std fs APIs.
• Auth consolidation: CodexAuth and AuthManager moved into the core crate.
• Rate‑limit handling restored for API‑key usage.
• Core rollout refactor: extract rollout module, add listing API, return file heads.
• Quality of life: support cd foo && ... in exec/apply_patch, fix TUI flicker, prefer ratatui Stylize.
• Distribution: include Windows ARM64 executable in the npm package.
• Switch to the latest search tool.

Merged PRs

• [#3086] Use the new search tool
• [#1634] core(rollout): extract rollout module, add listing API, and return file heads
• [#2895] Add Android/Termux support by gating arboard dependency
• [#2894] Add stable file locking using std::fs APIs
• [#3074] Move CodexAuth and AuthManager to the core crate
• [#3070] Add back rate‑limit error handling when using API key
• [#3083] Parse “cd foo && ...” for exec and apply_patch
• [#3068] Prefer ratatui Stylize for constructing lines/spans
• [#2918] TUI: fix occasional UI flicker
• [#3061] Show loading state when @ search results are pending
• [#2907] TUI: fix MCP docs hyperlink in empty_mcp_output
• [#3067] Include arm64 Windows executable in npm module
• [#2736] Unify history loading
• [#3071] Use experimental reasoning summary
• [#2461] Improve gpt‑oss compatibility
• [#2651] apply‑patch: fix lark grammar
• [#3089] Docs: update link to https://agents.md/
• [#3082] Docs: fix typo of config.md
• [#2667] Bump thiserror from 2.0.12 to 2.0.16 in codex‑rs

0.29.1-alpha.2

rust-v0.29.1-alpha.2

Release 0.29.1-alpha.2

0.28.0

• [Highlights]
  • TUI polish and stability improvements: reduced typing lag, cleaner streamed message formatting, better error handling, and improved input behavior.
  • Better Windows ARM build reliability and faster release-time builds.
• [TUI/UX]
  • Fix laggy typing (#2922)
  • Rework message styling for clarity (#2877)
  • Remove extra blank lines in streamed agent messages (#3065)
  • Hide “/init” suggestion when AGENTS.md exists (#3038)
  • Ignore Enter on empty input to avoid queuing blank messages (#3047)
  • Catch get_cursor_position errors to avoid crashes (#2870)
  • Remove extra quote from disabled-command message (#3035)
• [Build & CI]
  • Leverage Windows 11 ARM for Windows ARM builds (#3062)
  • Install zstd on Windows 11 ARM image used for releases (#3066)
  • Populate Windows cache for release builds when PRs are opened (#2884)
• [Docs]
  • Fix config reference table (#3063)
  • Update PR template link after docs refactor (#2982)
• [Logging/Telemetry]
  • Add logs when users change the model (#3060)
• [Dependencies]
  • Bump regex-lite to 0.1.7 in codex-rs (#3010)

PRs merged

• #3066 fix: install zstd on the windows-11-arm image used to cut a release
• #3065 tui: fix extra blank lines in streamed agent messages
• #3063 fix config reference table
• #3062 fix: leverage windows-11-arm for Windows ARM builds
• #3060 Add logs to know when we users are changing the model
• #3047 Bug fix: ignore Enter on empty input to avoid queuing blank messages
• #3038 tui: hide '/init' suggestion when AGENTS.md exists
• #3035 remove extra quote from disabled-command message
• #3010 chore(deps): bump regex-lite from 0.1.6 to 0.1.7 in /codex-rs
• #2982 Fix: Adapt pr template with correct link following doc refacto
• #2922 tui: fix laggy typing
• #2884 fix: try to populate the Windows cache for release builds when PRs are put up for review
• #2877 rework message styling
• #2870 tui: catch get_cursor_position errors

0.28.0-alpha.2

rust-v0.28.0-alpha.2

Release 0.28.0-alpha.2

0.27.0

Codex 0.27.0

• MCP stability: drop mutexes earlier and avoid lock ordering pitfalls.
• Channel reliability: switch to unbounded channel to prevent stalls.
• Performance/cleanup: remove unnecessary flush() calls.
• CI: fix release build; specify --profile for cargo clippy.
• Docs: safer Homebrew snippet; suggest just fix -p in AGENTS.md.

Merged PRs

• [#2881] Suggest just fix -p in agents.md
• [#2878] fix: drop Mutexes earlier in MCP server
• [#2876] fix: drop Mutex before calling tx_approve.send()
• [#2874] fix: switch to unbounded channel
• [#2873] fix: remove unnecessary flush() calls
• [#2871] fix: specify --profile to cargo clippy in CI
• [#2868] Bugfix: Prevents brew install codex in comment to be executed
• [#2864] Fix CI release build

0.26.0

Highlights:

New Features

• Custom /prompts loaded from ~/.codex/prompts (#2696)
• New "View Image" tool to let Codex agentically view local images (#2723)
• MCP GetConfig endpoint to inspect resolved settings (#2725)

TUI

• Fix image pasting in Windows + improve burst paste handling (#2683)
• Prevent slash commands during an active task (#2792)
• Fix cursor position when suspending (^Z) (#2690)
• Reduce doubled lines and hanging list markers (#2789)

Docs & Templates

• Major README/docs refactor and navigation (#2724)
• CHANGELOG now points to Releases page (#2780)
• Add VS Code Extension issue template (#2853)

Full list of merged PRs:

• #2864 Fix CI release build
• #2747 Bug fix: clone of incoming_tx can lead to deadlock
• #2852 Following up on #2371 post commit feedback
• #2696 Custom /prompts
• #2762 UI: Make slash commands bold in welcome message
• #2737 Changed OAuth success screen to use the string "Codex" rather than "Codex CLI"
• #2853 Add a VS Code Extension issue template
• #2683 burst paste edge cases
• #2746 Race condition in compact
• #2849 chore: print stderr from MCP server to test output using eprintln!
• #2848 chore: try to make it easier to debug the flakiness of test_shell_command_approval_triggers_elicitation
• #2845 chore: require uninlined_format_args from clippy
• #2792 disallow some slash commands while a task is running
• #2723 Add "View Image" tool
• #2690 fix cursor after suspend
• #2789 fix (most) doubled lines and hanging list markers
• #2780 Point the CHANGELOG to the releases page
• #2778 Added back codex-rs/config.md to link to new location
• #2724 README / docs refactor
• #2776 fix: for now, limit the number of deltas sent back to the UI
• #2725 [mcp-server] Add GetConfig endpoint

0.25.0

Highlights:

New Features

• Core: remove_conversation API for manual cleanup in long‑lived servers (#2613)
• TUI: mouse wheel alternate scrolling in transcript/diff views (#2686)
• TUI: Alt+Ctrl+H deletes the previous word (parity with Alt+Backspace) (#2717)
• Execution: include context window on task_started events; model may vary per turn (#2752)

TUI

• Cache transcript line wraps to keep long transcripts responsive (#2739)
• Fix transcript lines appending to diff while a turn is running (#2721)
• Improve emoji rendering: proper spacing and ⌨️ emoji variant (#2735, #2728)
• ESC with queued messages returns them to the composer (#2687)
• Prevent crash when backspacing placeholders near multibyte text (#2674)

Tools and execution

• Don’t send Exec deltas on apply_patch (#2742)
• Make git_diff_against_sha more robust (ignore custom drivers; handle dash‑prefixed files) (#2749)
• Reduce test load when running interactively (#2707)

Misc

• Deduplicate assistant messages in history (#2758)
• Remove the Codex GitHub Action for now (#2729)

Full list of merged PRs:

• #2758 [fix] Deduplicate assistant messages
• #2752 [feat] Send context window with task started (model may change per turn)
• #2749 [fix] Make git_diff_against_sha more robust
• #2739 [perf] Cache transcript wraps
• #2707 [feat] Decrease testing when running interactively
• #2742 [fix] Don’t send Exec deltas on apply patch
• #2674 [fix] Crash when backspacing placeholders adjacent to multibyte text
• #2735 [fix] Emoji spacing
• #2721 [fix] Transcript lines added to diff view during running turn
• #2717 [feat] Alt+Ctrl+H deletes backward word
• #2687 [feat] Esc with queued messages returns them to composer
• #2728 [tui] Render keyboard icon with emoji variation selector (⌨️)
• #2613 [feat(core)] Add remove_conversation to ConversationManager
• #2729 [chore] Remove GitHub Action that runs Codex
• #2686 [feat] Enable alternate scroll in transcript mode

0.26.0-alpha.1

rust-v0.26.0-alpha.1

Release 0.26.0-alpha.1

0.25.0-alpha.2

rust-v0.25.0-alpha.2

Release 0.25.0-alpha.2

0.25.0-alpha.1

rust-v0.25.0-alpha.1

Release 0.25.0-alpha.1