Codex CLI: Unified Permissions, Network Approvals & Multi-Agent Roles
CodexCodex CLI 0.102.0 overhauls how users manage permissions and network access, bringing clearer history and a new slash command for granting sandbox read access to blocked directories. Structured network approval prompts now display richer host and protocol context. The release also ships customizable multi-agent role configuration.
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Unified Permissions Flow
The permissions system received a meaningful redesign in this release. The terminal user interface now surfaces a clearer history of all granted and denied permissions, making it easier to audit what a running agent session has access to. A new slash command allows users to explicitly grant sandbox read access to directories that are normally blocked.
Structured Network Approvals
When Codex requests outbound network access, approval prompts now include richer context — specifically the host and protocol involved in each request. This structured display helps developers make informed decisions about which connections to allow, particularly important in enterprise environments where network egress must be tightly controlled.
Multi-Agent Role Configuration
Version 0.102.0 adds customizable multi-agent roles via the Codex configuration file. Users can now define roles for agent instances, allowing orchestrators to assign specialized responsibilities to sub-agents in a structured way. A new model/rerouted notification mechanism was also introduced.
Bug Fixes
Remote image attachments now persist correctly across resume, backtrack, and history replay operations. A TUI accessibility regression was corrected. App-server thread resume behavior was fixed. The model/list endpoint was corrected to return complete model data. Multiple JavaScript REPL stability issues were resolved.