OpenAI has recently announced a major update to its AI-powered coding tool Codex, introducing a new Microsoft Visual Studio Code extension, along with synchronization support across the web and terminal.
Subscribers to ChatGPT Plus or ChatGPT Pro can now access Codex for every build, regardless of the platform they are using—whether through the extension, the web, or the terminal. By linking everything through ChatGPT accounts, OpenAI ensures that developers can seamlessly synchronize coding tasks between their local environment and the Codex cloud without losing state, enabling continuous workflow from anywhere.
To further bridge local and cloud environments, OpenAI has added Seamless Local ↔ Cloud Handoff. This allows developers to delegate tasks for asynchronous execution in the cloud while preserving context and progress.
For those using code editors built on Microsoft Visual Studio Code—such as Cursor—OpenAI’s new Codex extension is fully supported, and the same applies to other IDEs with compatible architectures.
According to OpenAI, Codex is now available across both IDEs and the CLI, and users with a ChatGPT subscription can leverage it without the need to configure API keys, making it easier to utilize existing subscription quotas for coding tasks.
The update also introduces a refreshed UI, new commands, numerous bug fixes, and expanded capabilities such as automatically reviewing new GitHub pull requests with Codex, or simply mentioning @codex within a PR to receive feedback and suggested fixes.
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