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docs(codex-first): cover ChatGPT-app-bundled Codex on PATH
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Update Codex usage instructions in SKILL.md
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docs: update Codex desktop CLI guidance
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docs: clarify bundled Codex authentication
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3 changes: 3 additions & 0 deletions CHANGELOG.md
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Expand Up @@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ summary: Timeline of guardrail helper changes mirrored from Sweetistics and rela

# Changelog

## 2026-07-16 — ChatGPT Codex CLI Discovery
- Documented safe PATH exposure for the ChatGPT app's bundled Codex CLI without breaking its sibling helper lookup. Thanks @notorious-d-e-v.

## 2026-07-13 — GitHub Cache Hygiene
- Kept agent GitHub reads on the Octopool shim by banning absolute real-`gh` paths outside shim diagnosis and reserving `OPENCLAW_GH_BIN` for mutating repository workflows.

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14 changes: 13 additions & 1 deletion skills/codex-first/SKILL.md
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Expand Up @@ -55,7 +55,19 @@ command codex exec --yolo -C <repo> \

- Model default: `gpt-5.6-sol`, effort `high`, fast mode on — pin all three explicitly; don't rely on user config.
- `--yolo` is the house default; Codex may run commands/tests freely. Keep prompts scoped to the target repo.
- `command codex` bypasses the interactive zsh wrapper; if not on PATH: `fnm exec --using default -- codex`
- `command codex` bypasses any interactive shell alias. If codex isn't on PATH, it depends on how it was installed:
- node/standalone install: `fnm exec --using default -- codex`
- ChatGPT desktop app: the CLI ships bundled at `/Applications/ChatGPT.app/Contents/Resources/codex`. Expose **that** binary with an **exec-wrapper, not a symlink**. Ensure `~/.local/bin` stays on PATH (for zsh, persist the export in `~/.zshrc`), then:
```sh
mkdir -p "$HOME/.local/bin"
export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
if [ -e "$HOME/.local/bin/codex" ] || [ -L "$HOME/.local/bin/codex" ]; then
printf '%s\n' 'codex launcher already exists; leaving it unchanged' >&2
else
printf '#!/bin/sh\nexec "/Applications/ChatGPT.app/Contents/Resources/codex" "$@"\n' > "$HOME/.local/bin/codex" && chmod +x "$HOME/.local/bin/codex"
fi
```
Or install the self-contained CLI via `curl -fsSL https://chatgpt.com/codex/install.sh | sh`, which needs no wrapper.
- stderr suppressed (thinking noise bloats context); drop `2>/dev/null` only to debug a failing run
- read `-o` file for the result; don't parse the JSONL stream
- long runs: Bash run_in_background, read `-o` file on exit; don't kill quiet runs <30 min
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