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Codex CLI

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Codex CLI 0.149.0-alpha.1

0.148.0-alpha.23→0.149.0-alpha.1·August 19, 2026 at 2:17 AM UTC

Minor alpha release (0.149.0-alpha.1) focused on async user messaging, file-change approvals in the TUI, exec-policy identity checks, hook/MCP execution, and Bedrock setup support—plus removal of Sentry.

Changelog

  • [new] Async send user message tool support so the agent can deliver user-facing messages without blocking the main tool path.
  • [new] TUI file-change approvals flow for reviewing and acting on proposed edits in the app UI.
  • [new] Executable identity handling under exec policy, so policy decisions can key off what is actually being run.
  • [new] Hook MCP executor path for running configured hooks via MCP-style tool handlers (including agent and MCP tool hook handler modes).
  • [new] Request user input tool request/response types for prompting the user mid-session and taking the reply as tool output.
  • [new] Client collaboration events: Ack, ClientMessage, ClientMessageChunk, plus a collab waiting end notification for multi-party session flow.
  • [new] Bedrock discover/setup client requests, with setup modes for access keys, environment, and profile.
  • [changed] Patch approval responses and related TUI/thread event wiring refined around file changes and agent message items.
  • [changed] Agent message events/items carry a richer shape for downstream UI and protocol consumers.
  • [removed] Exec JSONL event-processor path dropped from the exec crate surface.
  • [removed] Sentry (and sentry-core) are no longer bundled.

Under the hood

  • Network proxy gains explicit request disconnect handling for tearing down proxied requests cleanly.
  • TUI adds dedicated thread events handling alongside file-change approvals.
  • OpenTelemetry exporter options include OTLP HTTP (in place of the previous OTLP gRPC-oriented variant in this build).
  • Realtime thread transport typing includes a WebRTC start path.
  • Additional protocol/model groundwork: app summaries, assistant-turn markers, guardian warning notifications, rate-limit reset credit details, token-usage daily buckets, Tools v2 markers, MCP server migration records, and Homebrew cask info payloads.
  • Login/account parameter shapes were reworked around ChatGPT/Codex login variants; several older one-off response types were pruned.
  • Internal env/feature switches were reshuffled (cloud-tasks/SOCKS, escalate socket, network-policy violation, plugin metrics, session id, identity token file, and related names). Treat these as unstable alpha knobs unless documented for your install.
  • Workspace crate/source layout grew slightly around exec_policy, hook MCP execution, and the new tool/TUI modules above.

Upgrade notes

  • If you relied on exec JSONL event-processor output, switch to the supported event/streaming paths in this release—that processor is gone.
  • If you integrated Sentry via the previous bundled dependency, crash/error reporting through that stack will no longer be present; use your own telemetry setup if you still need it.
  • Collaborator/client integrations should accept the new Ack / ClientMessage / ClientMessageChunk events and collab waiting end notification.
  • Anything coding against apply-patch approval response types should move to the updated patch approval response shape.
  • Bedrock users can adopt the new discover/setup client requests and the access-key / environment / profile setup modes when wiring cloud credentials.

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