OpenAI gives Codex reusable cloud environments that work across devices

OpenAI introduced new capabilities for its software engineering agent Codex, making it more useful beyond a developer’s laptop with reusable cloud development environments that can be accessed from any device.

The update, announced at OpenAI’s Dev Day on Tuesday, is one of several for Codex. OpenAI also announced a refreshed Codex CLI, a new code review experience, tools to harden infrastructure, and other API enhancements.

While Codex could already spin up cloud tasks to do work remotely, today’s announcement shows that OpenAI is making those cloud environments more persistent and configurable, rather than treating each cloud task as an isolated remote sandbox.

As the company explains, developers will now be able to run Codex wherever they need it, whether that’s on a computer, remotely from a phone, or in the cloud. The reusable development environments are designed to help tasks start more quickly and give teams a shared workspace with...

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