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CODEX REFACTORS THREAD ORDERING AND FILE STREAMING AS SDK RELEASES ROLL OUT

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Codex shipped a server-owned recency timestamp to decouple sidebar ordering from mutation tracking [ref:1], while the Node and Python SDKs both landed point releases with fixes and new admin APIs [ref:6] [ref:11].

The Codex team is stabilizing core infrastructure ahead of larger refactors. A new `recencyAt` field [1] lets clients sort threads by recency without conflating it with `updatedAt`, the actual mutation timestamp. In parallel, path handling got clarified [2] to separate model-generated paths from legacy API paths, preventing the model from generating relative paths where absolute ones are required. On the runtime side, cell lifecycle behavior is now codified with expanded test coverage [3], locking in intended semantics before refactoring the runtime. File streaming also got the streaming treatment [4]: exec-server now chunks large remote reads into 1 MiB blocks with backpressure instead of buffering everything in memory. Across the SDKs, openai-node v6.43.0 [5] fixed TypeScript configuration and restored pnpm setup, while openai-python v2.42.0 [6] added admin spend_alerts API support and synced with the latest OpenAPI spec.

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References

  1. [1] Add thread recencyAt for sidebar ordering (#27910) openai/codex ↗
  2. [2] Clarify model-generated and legacy app path types ↗ openai/codex
  3. [3] code-mode: extend test coverage to lock in cell lifecycle ↗ openai/codex
  4. [4] [codex] exec-server: stream files in chunks (#28354) openai/codex ↗
  5. [5] v6.43.0 ↗ openai/openai-node
  6. [6] v2.42.0 ↗ openai/openai-python

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the week in review Codex hands model defaults to the server the month in review Agents API lands in both OpenAI SDKs
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Quick answers

What shipped in OpenAI on June 17, 2026?
Codex shipped a server-owned recency timestamp to decouple sidebar ordering from mutation tracking [ref:1], while the Node and Python SDKs both landed point releases with fixes and new admin APIs [ref:6] [ref:11]. In total, 53 commits, 45 pull requests, and 4 releases landed.
Who contributed to OpenAI on June 17, 2026?
2 developers shipped this update, including anp-oai and cconger.
What were the notable OpenAI updates?
Add thread recencyAt for sidebar ordering (#27910), Clarify model-generated and legacy app path types, and code-mode: extend test coverage to lock in cell lifecycle.
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$ log OpenAI --recent

Safety identifiers reach images, plugin approvals bind to contents 93 shipped Credential masking lands in Codex, Live gains Decisions across both SDKs 100 shipped Codex stabilizes environment tools, python adds residency options 135 shipped openai-python restores streaming connection reuse, browser and computer toolsets land in both SDKs 123 shipped

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Alignment & Post-training verl rejects conflicting vLLM engine_kwargs, open-instruct adds MILES OPD behind a Megatron learner Interpretability nnsight 0.8.0 cuts import time from 7.6s to 1.6s

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Safety Evals AI Red Teaming Agent Security Interpretability Alignment & Post-training

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