openai/codex

Lightweight coding agent that runs in your terminal

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RustApache-2.0
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Age
1 yr
Last push
32m ago
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90-day star history

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Most-wanted open issues

Ranked by 👍 reactions. 22,736 open issues total, checked 2026-10-16.

Issue👍CommentsOpened
503699 mo
Please make "/undo" back

enhancement, TUI, session

483939 mo
399904 mo
241361 yr
IDE-integrated diff / approval

enhancement, extension

236671 yr

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