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Codex CLI v0.162.1

What's new in Codex CLI v0.162.1, released Oct 9, 2026 (). Newer: v0.164.0 (Oct 23, 2026)

Release notes

Codex CLI v0.162.1

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed a TUI crash when asynchronous questions contain multiple lines, preserving line breaks and complete hyperlink destinations. (#51866)
  • Fixed startup failures caused by differences between a running background server's feature settings and CLI defaults. Compatibility checks now apply only to explicit command-line feature overrides. (#52648)

Full Changelog: https://github.com/openai/codex/compare/rust-v0.162.0...rust-v0.162.1