Codex CLI: TUI Keybinding Upgrades and Expanded Web Tool Access
CodexCodex CLI 0.137.0 introduces expanded TUI keyboard support, including F13-F24 keybindings, paste functionality in searchable menus, and a compact reasoning-only status display for cleaner workflows. The release also brings hosted web and image tools to more code-mode flows, with standalone web searches now able to run in parallel, improving performance for research-heavy tasks.
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New TUI Controls and Keyboard Shortcuts
Codex CLI 0.137.0 brings a meaningful expansion of keyboard controls within the terminal user interface. The TUI now supports F13-F24 keybindings, giving power users a broader range of customizable shortcuts for navigating and triggering actions without leaving the keyboard. Paste functionality has been added to searchable menus, streamlining workflows that previously required switching input modes. A new compact reasoning-only status and title item offers a cleaner way to track agent progress without filling the screen with verbose output.
On the link-handling front, TUI markdown now preserves web links as clickable OSC 8 hyperlinks, so URLs surfaced during agent sessions remain actionable directly from the terminal. Wide tables that previously overflowed narrow terminals now automatically reformat as readable key/value records, maintaining link targets in the process.
Expanded Web and Image Tools in Code Mode
Hosted web and image tools are now available in a broader set of code-mode flows. Standalone web searches can run in parallel, meaning Codex can perform multiple lookups simultaneously rather than sequentially, reducing wait times during research or fact-checking tasks. Completed search activity is now shown and restored within sessions, so users have a clearer picture of what Codex has already looked up.
Bug Fixes and Reliability Improvements
This release also addresses a number of stability issues. Draft restoration now works correctly when prompts are cancelled before any visible output appears, ensuring users don't lose their input in edge cases. Slash-command filtering and footer shortcut hints properly reset based on current UI state. Platform reliability improvements cover macOS app launches, Windows SQLite startup, thread resume operations, and sandbox setup. Plugin loading now preserves manifest order, deduplicates installations, and handles malformed skill fields gracefully.