Introducing Upgrades to Codex

• Codex gains background computer use: controls Mac apps, cursor, click, type.
  • Runs multiple parallel agents without interrupting user’s session.
• In-app browser lets users annotate pages for precise agent instructions.
• Image generation via gpt-image-1.5: mockups, product visuals, assets.
  • First-party model integration, not a plugin.
• 90+ new plugins: skills, app integrations, MCP servers for richer context.
• Persistent memory and personalization; EU/UK excluded for now.
  • Computer use geo-blocked in EU and UK at launch.
• Codex repositioned: general OS-layer agent, not just a coding tool.

X discourse

• @thsottiaux: “Codex just got a lot more powerful. Computer use, in-app browser, image generation and editing, 90+ new plugins, multi-t” (4941 likes)
• @gabriel1: “perception and feedback loops make codex 100x stronger ‘hey codex copy parts of my entire setup… continue iterating un” (748 likes)
• @kimmonismus: “OpenAI just dropped a major Codex update… background computer use on macOS, in-app browser, image generation, persiste” (681 likes)
• @paolino: “Codex is miles ahead of Claude Code… searched everything, found nuance, suggested ways to represent it. One shot.” (333 likes)
• @simpsoka: “Huge update today. Congrats Codex team! Computer use, in-app browser, image generation, 90+ new plugins, multi-terminal” (124 likes)
• @VaibhavSisinty: “Codex is no longer a coding agent. It’s a full operating layer… computer use, built-in browser, image generation, 111” (55 likes)

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