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CODEX SHIPS CROSS-PLATFORM FILE EDITING AND AUTO-REVIEW SMARTS
By RepoJournal · Filed · About OpenAI
Codex can now edit files across different operating systems and automatically escalates sandbox blocks before they fail in production.
The biggest win today is PathUri support [1], which lets the model edit files hosted on different OSes than where app-server runs. This unlocks a core scenario: remote development where client and server live on different platforms. Paired with that, Codex now handles cross-platform relative paths intelligently, converting only when the inferred path convention matches the host OS. On the safety side, auto-review just got sharper [2]. The on-request approval policy is now tuned separately for auto-reviewed runs, escalating likely sandbox blocks earlier so commands needing remote services or auth don't hang or fail inside the sandbox first. Infrastructure-wise, Codex added turn-scoped context contributions [3], splitting context injection into thread-scoped and turn-scoped methods so extensions can pull from turn-local state. The team also cleaned house, removing the disabled child_agents_md experiment [5] to cut prompt and config surface, and wired in external time source support [4] for sessions that need thread-specific clock handling.
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Action items
- → Review auto-review prompt changes in on_request_auto_review.md before next sandbox deployment openai/codex [plan]
- → Test cross-platform file editing scenarios if you run mixed OS environments openai/codex [monitor]
- → Audit extension code using turn-scoped context contributions for correctness openai/codex [plan]
References
- [1] apply-patch: carry paths as PathUri ↗ openai/codex
- [2] Make auto-review on-request prompt more proactive ↗ openai/codex
- [3] Add turn-scoped context contributions (#28911) openai/codex
- [4] Add app-server current-time impl (3/n) ↗ openai/codex
- [5] [codex] Remove child AGENTS.md prompt experiment (#28993) openai/codex