OpenAI has launched the Codex App especially for macOS, and the app is available for users with ChatGPT subscriptions such as Plus, Pro, Business, Edu, Enterprise)and, for a limited time, available even on Free and Go plans. Codex is a new tool from OpenAI, which has been designed to help developers build software more efficiently using AI coding agents. Users may manage and run multiple AI assistants through the app.
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The desktop application works like a central command center where for AI coding agents. The app can be used by developers for coordinating tasks, automating repetitive work, and turning high-level ideas into real software artifacts. The app includes Git tools like diffs, commits, and pull requests, plus worktree support so multiple agents can work on the same repository without conflicting. It can also read file structures, run tests, fix bugs, refactor code, and more based on natural language prompts.
What Codex Can Do
The application can be used to conduct the following tasks:
- Run several AI agents in parallel on different tasks or parts of a project.
- Since the agents operate in threads tied to a project, developers can review what they do, comment on changes, and control when to apply them to the codebase.
- Developers may assign skills, which are reusable modules, to the agents since they can do more than write code. They can also connect to tools, deploy to cloud hosts, generate documentation, and manage tasks among others.
- Schedule tasks like triaging bugs, summarising build failures, and generating daily release briefs to run in the background on a timer.
