Open Codex

Open Codex CLI

Lightweight coding agent that runs in your terminal

brew tap codingmoh/open-codex


brew install open-codex

Open Codex is a fully open-source command-line AI assistant inspired by OpenAI Codex, supporting local language models like phi-4-mini.

No API key is required. Everything runs locally.

Supports:

• One-shot mode: open-codex "list all folders" -> returns shell command
• 🧠 Local-only execution using supported OS models (currently phi-4-mini)

✨ Features

• Natural Language to Shell Command (via local models)
• Works on macOS, Linux, and Windows (Python-based)
• Confirmation before execution
• Add to clipboard / abort / execute prompt
• One-shot interaction mode (interactive and function-calling coming soon)
• Colored terminal output for better readability

🧱 Future Plans

• Interactive, context aware mode
• Fancy TUI with textual or rich
• Add support for additional OSS Models
• Full interactive chat mode
• Function-calling support
• Voice input via Whisper
• Command history and undo
• Plugin system for workflows

📦 Installation

🔹 Option 1: Install via Homebrew (Recommended for MacOS)

brew tap codingmoh/open-codex
brew install open-codex

🔹 Option 2: Install via pipx (cross-platform)

🔹 Option 3: Clone & Install locally

git clone https://github.com/codingmoh/open-codex.git
cd open_codex
pip install .

Once installed, you can use the open-codex CLI globally.

🚀 Usage

One-shot mode

open-codex "untar file abc.tar"

✅ Codex suggests a shell command
✅ Asks for confirmation / add to clipboard / abort
✅ Executes if approved

🛡️ Security Notice

All models run locally. Commands are only executed after explicit approval.

🧑‍💻 Contributing

PRs welcome! Ideas, issues, improvements — all appreciated.

📝 License

MIT

❤️ Built with love and caffeine by codingmoh.