What is this?
Codex-X is a cross-platform desktop app that gives OpenAI Codex (desktop app and CLI) a visual control panel: it centralizes prompt injection templates, provider/API switching, session syncing, Skills/MCP management, and TOML config editing so you don't have to hand-edit config files.
Codex-X is a cross-platform desktop app that gives OpenAI Codex (desktop app and CLI) a visual control panel: it centralizes prompt injection templates, provider/API switching, session syncing, Skills/MCP management, and TOML config editing so you don't have to hand-edit config files.Is Codex-X a replacement for Codex, or a management layer on top of it?It's not Codex itself - it's a separate Tauri desktop app that reads and writes Codex's own config.toml and auth.json files, acting as a GUI front-end for settings you'd otherwise edit by hand.
It's not Codex itself - it's a separate Tauri desktop app that reads and writes Codex's own config.toml and auth.json files, acting as a GUI front-end for settings you'd otherwise edit by hand.How do I install Codex-X?Grab a prebuilt package from the GitHub Releases page: macOS .dmg (Apple Silicon or Intel), Windows .exe installer or portable .zip, or Linux .deb/.rpm/.AppImage; installed builds can also auto-update from inside the app.
Grab a prebuilt package from the GitHub Releases page: macOS .dmg (Apple Silicon or Intel), Windows .exe installer or portable .zip, or Linux .deb/.rpm/.AppImage; installed builds can also auto-update from inside the app.Do I need Codex itself already set up?Yes - Codex-X manages an existing OpenAI Codex installation; it reads your Codex config directory and official auth.json rather than providing Codex functionality on its own.
Yes - Codex-X manages an existing OpenAI Codex installation; it reads your Codex config directory and official auth.json rather than providing Codex functionality on its own.Any install pitfalls I should know about?On macOS, unsigned/non-notarized DMG builds trigger Gatekeeper's standard 'app is damaged' warning; you either need an Apple Developer ID signed/notarized build or must manually remove the quarantine attribute for local testing.
On macOS, unsigned/non-notarized DMG builds trigger Gatekeeper's standard 'app is damaged' warning; you either need an Apple Developer ID signed/notarized build or must manually remove the quarantine attribute for local testing.What prompt templates come built in?Codex-X ships 5 offline Markdown prompt templates (including unrestricted/jailbreak-style and CTF-oriented ones) and syncs 6 more software-development and writing templates from GitHub; each can be toggled on individually and either appended to or used to replace your existing Codex instructions.
Codex-X ships 5 offline Markdown prompt templates (including unrestricted/jailbreak-style and CTF-oriented ones) and syncs 6 more software-development and writing templates from GitHub; each can be toggled on individually and either appended to or used to replace your existing Codex instructions.Can I bring in my existing third-party API providers from cc-switch?Yes, Codex-X can import providers from cc-switch, automatically sorting them into new, updated, merged, or skipped entries and deduplicating by matching URL plus API key.
Yes, Codex-X can import providers from cc-switch, automatically sorting them into new, updated, merged, or skipped entries and deduplicating by matching URL plus API key.Is session deletion reversible?No - the README explicitly warns that permanent deletion cannot be undone, and recommends closing any Codex windows or CLI sessions still using those sessions before confirming.
No - the README explicitly warns that permanent deletion cannot be undone, and recommends closing any Codex windows or CLI sessions still using those sessions before confirming.What is the reverse-engineering Skills navigator?It's an in-app page explaining how to enable the 'unrestricted jeli' prompt mode and linking to categorized Skills for Android APK, Windows EXE/DLL, and Web/API/protocol reverse engineering, intended for authorized security research per the project's usage disclaimer.
It's an in-app page explaining how to enable the 'unrestricted jeli' prompt mode and linking to categorized Skills for Android APK, Windows EXE/DLL, and Web/API/protocol reverse engineering, intended for authorized security research per the project's usage disclaimer.What are similar projects?remoteai, codex-command-center, casbin-gateway, ChatGPT, fyagent, ai-manager, golutra, cc-switch
remoteai, codex-command-center, casbin-gateway, ChatGPT, fyagent, ai-manager, golutra, cc-switchWhich topics is it in?session, toml, token-usage, codex-cli, configuration, ai-tools, tauri, vite, chatgpt, reverse-engineering, prompt-engineering, skills
session, toml, token-usage, codex-cli, configuration, ai-tools, tauri, vite, chatgpt, reverse-engineering, prompt-engineering, skills