AI summary
Written by AI from the official notes. Check them for exact details.Codex now supports image inputs and improves task start times and environment setup.
- Attach images to prompts for frontend changes.
- Container caching reduces task start time to 5 seconds.
- Automatic environment setup decreases test failures by 40%.
Why it matters: Developers using Codex should care as these updates enhance efficiency and ease of use.
Full release notes
Image inputs
You can now attach images to your prompts in Codex web. This is great for asking Codex to implement frontend changes or follow up on whiteboarding sessions.
Container caching
Codex now caches containers to start new tasks and followups 90% faster, dropping the median start time from 48 seconds to 5 seconds. You can optionally configure a maintenance script to update the environment from its cached state to prepare for new tasks. See the docs for more.
Automatic environment setup
Now, environments without manual setup scripts automatically run the standard installation commands for common package managers like yarn, pnpm, npm, go mod, gradle, pip, poetry, uv, and cargo. This reduces test failures for new environments by 40%.