OpenAI Codex rust-v0.164.0

Codex CLI rust-v0.164.0 adds ten numbered /presets slots for saved prompts and slash commands, inline arguments for /model and /permissions, and enterprise MCP sign-in, plus credential masking in remote Bash sessions and fixes for failed compaction and session resume.

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Paid (via ChatGPT plan or API)Apache-2.0Rust★ 130,754 (as of 2026-10-24)by OpenAI

Why it matters

For developers who use OpenAI's open-source coding agent every day, this release cuts repeated typing with saved presets and makes it easier to connect company MCP servers, while keeping secrets out of remote shell output.

What's new

Save reusable prompts and slash commands in ten numbered /presets slots, with a keyboard menu to pick them.
Set model, reasoning effort, speed and permission profiles directly with inline /model and /permissions arguments.
Enterprise MCP connections can authenticate with eligible Codex account grants or a dedicated sign-in, including OAuth clients that need secrets.
Credentials are masked during supported remote Bash commands and Zsh snapshot sessions, and the Amazon Bedrock setup wizard is now on by default.
Fixes: failed compaction no longer leaves partial summaries in history, resumed sessions restore their saved thread settings, and Windows proxy authentication now uses Negotiate or NTLM credentials.

Taken from the project's own release notes. Claims about speed or accuracy are the maker's unless stated otherwise.

Try it if: You keep retyping the same prompts or model settings in Codex and want them one keystroke away.

Quick facts

Pricing	Included with ChatGPT Plus, Pro, Business, Edu and Enterprise plans, or use an API keynot verified
Free or paid	Paid (via ChatGPT plan or API)
License	Apache-2.0
Language	Rust
Platform	macOS, Linux, Windows; CLI, IDE extension, desktop app
GitHub stars	★ 130,754 (as of 2026-10-24)
Maker	OpenAI

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