We break down Codex CLI 0.141.0’s biggest updates, including parameter-aware tool permissions for tighter subagent and file access control. The episode also covers nested .codex config resolution, namespace-safe skills, partial stream recovery, WSL2 fixes, and the new --safe-mode flag.

Codex CLI 0.140.0 adds a /import command for teams moving from Claude Code, plus stronger handling for permissions and hardcoded paths during migration. The update also brings encrypted local token storage, self-healing SQLite recovery, a new /usage breakdown, and cleaner Ctrl-C behavior for CI and background tasks.

This episode tackles a Windows sandbox regression in Codex alpha builds that breaks local Git and Node tasks with a CreateProcessAsUserW failed: 2 error, plus practical workarounds using Desktop or a local path override.It also covers app-server hang troubleshooting, the safer new codex doctor JSON output, and a parser fix for resume --last and fork --last that finally handles trailing prompts correctly.

This episode breaks down Codex 0.140’s biggest runtime changes, including encrypted parent-to-subagent communication that shuts down plaintext prompt leakage. It also covers seccomp socketpair allowlisting, Unix socket path fallback handling, and the Windows turn-latency fix that eliminates the 15-second pause.

We break down Codex’s removal of WebRTC voice and dictation from the TUI, why the team is pushing those workflows to the desktop app, and what terminal users can do instead. Plus: the latest alpha hotfixes, including a rollback for tilde-based URL parsing and cleaner plaintext handling for web search context.

We break down a silent Codex config rename from :project_roots to :workspace_roots that can wreck sandbox paths, plus the quick fix in .codex/config.toml. The episode also covers a severe macOS Dock plugin crash in Desktop Build 3808 and a profile change that can stop stream disconnects on long sessions.

We break down the major v0.140.0 shift from claude-mem to a local SQLite-backed AgentMemory system, including the four-tier memory model and triple-stream retrieval with BM25, vectors, and knowledge graphs fused by RRF.The episode also covers the three-phase migration playbook, deprecated skills, and runtime updates like isolated JS execution and better crash debugging.

We break down Codex CLI 0.139.0, where code mode can now trigger standalone web search from deep within nested tool calls to fetch up-to-date docs and keep workflows moving. The episode also covers MCP schema hardening, a fix for trailing-argument CLI parsing, and safer redaction in codex doctor outputs.

We break down the June 8, 2026 release of Codex CLI 0.138.0, including the new /app command for seamless handoff to Codex Desktop on macOS and Windows. The episode also covers explicit local image path context, richer --json plugin output, fixes for multiline pastes in /goal edit, and a fallback Alt-binding for reasoning effort selection.

We break down the shift from close_agent to interrupt_agent, including what it means for resident agent state, self-interruption rules, and cleanup when a thread ends. Then we cover a Python SDK version pin plus GitHub Actions secret hardening for safer, cleaner builds.