OpenAI Codex Python SDK

Starts Codex threads, runs turns, streams progress, authenticates, and controls workspace access.

Parent repository GitHub

Type: Python SDK
Repository: openai/codex
Readiness: Ready for direct end-user installation and application embedding according to first-party documentation, with authentication required and sandbox, permissions, network policy, and telemetry configuration needing environment-specific review.
Keywords: 6

Location

Repository path

sdk/python/README.md

Invocation

from openai_codex import Codex; Codex().thread_start().run(prompt)

Setup

Installation / activation

Import after installing the openai-codex package.

Keywords

PythonSDKthreadturnstreamingauthentication

Repository context

openai/codex

Apache-2.0 OpenAI coding-agent platform centered on the standalone Codex CLI, with desktop and IDE entry points, Python and TypeScript SDKs, structured and streaming turns, persistent sessions, model-visible tools, and OS-specific sandbox enforcement; it is an alternative or companion to Claude Code rather than a Claude Code extension.

software engineeringcoding agentsdeveloper toolscommand-line interfacesagent SDKssandboxingtool executionobservabilityIDE toolingdesktop applications

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