Codex
OpenAI's coding agent for background tasks like issue triage, CI monitoring, and automated workflows. Runs headless or via CLI without blocking the main workflow.
Codex is OpenAI's coding agent designed for autonomous background tasks. It can be run headless or via CLI, making it well-suited for automated workflows that don't need constant human oversight.
I use Codex for tasks like issue triage, CI monitoring, and repetitive maintenance work. It's good at picking up a well-defined task, executing it, and reporting back - the kind of work that would otherwise interrupt your main flow.
The headless execution model is what makes it useful in a multi-agent setup. You can dispatch tasks to Codex and continue working on other things while it handles the background work. It fits into a broader workflow where different AI tools handle different types of tasks based on their strengths.
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