Resources
Official documentation
Open source
- Codex CLI (Rust): https://github.com/openai/codex
- System prompt reference: https://github.com/openai/codex/blob/main/codex-rs/core/prompt.md
Open standards
- AGENTS.md spec and ecosystem: https://agents.md/
- Agent Skills standard: shared
SKILL.mdformat with Claude Code, Cursor, and others
Product announcements
- Introducing Codex — Cloud agent and codex-1 model
- Codex quotas in ChatGPT plans: see OpenAI pricing pages
Related chapters in this tutorial
- Concepts: Architecture & Runtime
- Team rules: AGENTS.md
- Safety: Sandbox & Security
Other tutorials on this site
- Claude Code tutorial — compare another mainstream CLI agent’s config and Skills
- Git tutorial — checkpoints and PR workflows
- Docker tutorial — isolated environments for high-privilege agents
Version note: Codex evolves quickly. Install commands, model names, and feature flags follow official docs. This tutorial reflects 2025–2026 public documentation.