Codex CLI 0.153.0

Thursday, 3 September 20265 new5 fixes3 other

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Written by AI from the official notes. Check them for exact details.

Codex CLI 0.153.0 introduces new features for Vim mode, plugin management, and TUI history, along with several bug fixes.

Why it matters: Users of Codex CLI should care for improved functionality and bug fixes that enhance their workflow.

Vim mode now supports undo with u and redo with Ctrl+R, preserving complete drafts including pasted content and attachments.
The plugin CLI can list, install, and remove plugins from remote marketplaces.
Set tui.auto_recap = false to disable automatic recaps while keeping manual /recap available.
TUI history shows complete patches, input sent to background terminals, and individual completed commands.
Plus and Team users receive an earlier warning when less than half of their allowance remains in an approximately five-hour usage window.

TUI sessions reconnect after an external app-server connection drops, preserving drafts and transcripts while keeping uncertain or queued submissions paused for review.
Full Access skips Guardian reviews for confirmation-only actions. User approval mode skips background Guardian scoring and prewarming, while sensitive-action checks and requests for user input retain their existing handling.
Guardian review history survives compaction, restarts, and user-created forks while respecting rollback boundaries and isolating subagent history.
Remembered MCP tool approvals are scoped to the selected app account, and relative MCP executable paths start more reliably on macOS.
Rollout compression includes shared histories, codex exec resume handles compressed rollouts when selecting by working directory, and thread forks work with symlinked session roots.

App-server thread metadata includes nullable model and reasoningEffort fields. Structured asynchronous questions are supported through request_user_input_async when enabled by the model catalog.
tui.disable_paste_burst replaces the top-level setting, which remains supported as a fallback.
Adds the disabled-by-default features.context_management.experimental_mode configuration. When enabled for eligible ChatGPT Plus, Pro, or Pro Lite sessions using the Codex backend, it activates token-budget context, history notes, and the new_context tool. API-key sessions, custom providers, and temporary structured threads remain excluded.

Full release notes13 changes

Vim mode now supports undo with u and redo with Ctrl+R, preserving complete drafts including pasted content and attachments.
The plugin CLI can list, install, and remove plugins from remote marketplaces.
Set tui.auto_recap = false to disable automatic recaps while keeping manual /recap available.
TUI history shows complete patches, input sent to background terminals, and individual completed commands.
Plus and Team users receive an earlier warning when less than half of their allowance remains in an approximately five-hour usage window.

TUI sessions reconnect after an external app-server connection drops, preserving drafts and transcripts while keeping uncertain or queued submissions paused for review.
Full Access skips Guardian reviews for confirmation-only actions. User approval mode skips background Guardian scoring and prewarming, while sensitive-action checks and requests for user input retain their existing handling.
Guardian review history survives compaction, restarts, and user-created forks while respecting rollback boundaries and isolating subagent history.
Remembered MCP tool approvals are scoped to the selected app account, and relative MCP executable paths start more reliably on macOS.
Rollout compression includes shared histories, codex exec resume handles compressed rollouts when selecting by working directory, and thread forks work with symlinked session roots.

App-server thread metadata includes nullable model and reasoningEffort fields. Structured asynchronous questions are supported through request_user_input_async when enabled by the model catalog.
tui.disable_paste_burst replaces the top-level setting, which remains supported as a fallback.
Adds the disabled-by-default features.context_management.experimental_mode configuration. When enabled for eligible ChatGPT Plus, Pro, or Pro Lite sessions using the Codex backend, it activates token-budget context, history notes, and the new_context tool. API-key sessions, custom providers, and temporary structured threads remain excluded.