OpenAI's new Codex agent is essentially a vibe-coding environment based on a ChatGPT-like comment interface. As much as the vibe-coding idea seems like a meme for wannabe cool-kid coders, the new Codex agent is impressive as heck.

You interact with Codex through the ChatGPT interface.; Codex can read and edit files, run commands like test harnesses and linters, and give logs and test outputs.

OpenAI has officially released Codex, its most advanced AI coding assistant so far. The new codex-1 model that powers Codex is fine-tuned on software engineering tasks. This innovative technology will completely change the way that developers think about and work with code.