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Codex CLI

First-party AI provider shipped with arka-deck. Chat runtime via a Codex CLI subprocess.

FieldValue
Manifest idcodex-cli
Addon idcodex_cli (snake_case, kept for disk compatibility)
Maturitybeta
Authenticationmanaged by the codex binary (internal OAuth cycle)
SurfaceDetail
ChatRuntimeproviders/codex_cli/ (subprocess orchestration)
Catalogue manifestcomposition/addons/provider-manifests.ts (entry codex-cli)
Internal modulesproviders/codex_cli/internal/

The Codex CLI runtime executes by subprocess: arka-deck spawns the codex binary, sends the turn via stdin/stdout, and collects the result. This allows leveraging Codex native capabilities without reimplementing orchestration on the arka-deck side.

PropertyDetail
Default timeoutconfigurable per turn
Separated stderrnever mixed with stdout
No direct network callonly through the codex binary which manages its authentication