Codex CLI 0.116.0 Released

Authentication & Onboarding Improvements

The app-server TUI now supports device-code ChatGPT sign-in during onboarding, making authentication more flexible for developers. Existing ChatGPT tokens can now be refreshed directly through the TUI, eliminating manual refresh workflows.

Plugin Setup Enhancements

Plugin installation is now more intelligent and user-friendly:

• Codex can prompt to install missing plugins or connectors automatically
• A configured suggestion allowlist controls which plugins are recommended
• Install/uninstall state is synced remotely, ensuring consistency across devices

Prompt Execution Control

A new userpromptsubmit hook enables prompts to be blocked or augmented before execution and before they enter conversation history. This gives developers finer control over prompt processing and audit trails.

Realtime Session Improvements

Realtime sessions now launch with recent thread context preserved, reducing context loss between sessions. A critical fix addresses self-interruption during audio playback, making voice interactions more reliable.

Bug Fixes

The release resolves a first-turn stall issue where websocket prewarming could delay session start. The startup process now times out gracefully and falls back cleanly. Conversation history restoration for remote resume/fork operations in the app-server TUI has been restored.