Updatify / Codex Cli | Release notes

New Features

• Standalone installs are more self-contained, and codex app now opens or installs Desktop correctly on Windows and Intel Macs (#17022, #18500).
• The TUI can open /side conversations for quick side questions, and queued input now supports slash commands and ! shell prompts while work is running (#18190, #18542).
• Plan Mode can start implementation in a fresh context, with context-usage shown before deciding whether to carry the planning thread forward (#17499, #18573).
• Plugin workflows now include tabbed browsing, inline enable/disable toggles, marketplace removal, and remote, cross-repo, or local marketplace sources (#18222, #18395, #17752, #17751, #17277, #18017, #18246).
• Filesystem permissions now support deny-read glob policies, managed deny-read requirements, platform sandbox enforcement, and isolated codex exec runs that ignore user config or rules (#15979, #17740, #18096, #18646).
• Tool discovery and image generation are now enabled by default, with higher-detail image handling and original-detail metadata support for MCP and js_repl image outputs (#17854, #17153, #17714, #18386).

Bug Fixes

• App-server approvals, user-input prompts, and MCP elicitations now disappear from the TUI when another client resolves them, instead of leaving stale prompts behind (#15134).
• Remote-control startup now tolerates missing ChatGPT auth, and MCP startup cancellation works again through app-server sessions (#18117, #18078).