
Codex, the AI programming agent developed by OpenAI, is designed to assist developers in writing code and delegating programming tasks. A newly tested feature promises to help developers obtain higher-quality code with greater efficiency.
This feature enables the generation of multiple distinct responses for a single programming task, allowing developers to select the most suitable version from a variety of outputs—instead of having to re-enter prompts whenever the initial code falls short of expectations.
OpenAI states that Codex can help developers achieve broader development goals by distributing tasks among multiple agents. With this latest update, the generated code aligns more closely with organizational standards and desired outcomes.
Below is the complete changelog for this update:
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Added some keyboard shortcuts and a page to explore them. Open it by pressing ⌘-/ on macOS and Ctrl+/ on other platforms.
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Added a “branch” query parameter in addition to the existing “environment”, “prompt” and “tab=archived” parameters.
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Added a loading indicator when downloading a repo during container setup.
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Added support for cancelling tasks.
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Fixed issues causing tasks to fail during setup.
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Fixed issues running followups in environments where the setup script changes files that are gitignored.
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Improved how the agent understands and reacts to network access restrictions.
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Increased the update rate of text describing what Codex is doing.
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Increased the limit for setup script duration to 20 minutes for Pro, Team, and Business users.
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Polished code diffs: You can now option-click a code diff header to expand/collapse all of them.
OpenAI Codex utilizes a model called codex-1, a variant fine-tuned from the OpenAI o3 model, specifically optimized for programming tasks and improved accuracy. Developers can use Codex to pull codebases from GitHub, write new code, submit pull requests, and execute tasks in their own sandbox environments.
Developers interested in accelerating their programming workflow are encouraged to explore OpenAI Codex here.