Codex Unleashed

A public patch queue and patched binary distribution for OpenAI Codex.

Warning: Unofficial, not affiliated with OpenAI.

Get early access to Codex fixes and features →

Quickstart

Install and run Codex CLI

Download the latest public release and choose the archive for your platform:

• macOS Apple Silicon: codex-package-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.gz
• macOS Intel: codex-package-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.gz
• Linux ARM64: codex-package-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz
• Linux x86_64: codex-package-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz
• Windows ARM64: codex-package-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.tar.gz
• Windows x86_64: codex-package-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.tar.gz

Extract the archive, then run the included codex executable:

tar -xzf codex-package-<platform>.tar.gz
./codex

On Windows, extract the archive and run codex.exe from PowerShell:

.\codex.exe

Then sign in with ChatGPT when prompted. Codex Unleashed uses the same CLI workflow and authentication as upstream Codex.

What is Codex Unleashed?

• Important user-facing issues can take months to be fixed upstream, even when they are time-sensitive for real users and teams.
• This project bridges that gap by shipping small, targeted fixes for issues that matter to users now, not months later.
• Patches stay public, auditable, and temporary: they are carried here until the equivalent fix lands upstream, then removed.
• Subscribers get priority consideration for requested fixes and early access to completed patched builds before those fixes roll into the public release.

Public releases are available from the latest GitHub Release. To request a fix, open an issue with the affected version, reproduction steps, scope, and business impact.

What To Expect

• Reviewed fixes only.
• No pull requests.
• No unpaid support queue.

Early Access Channel

Subscribers pay US$12 per named developer per month, month-to-month, for priority consideration of requested fixes and early access to completed patched builds.

• A request does not guarantee that a fix will be implemented, or establish a delivery date.
• You only pay for months when early-release fixes are available. No fixes? Your subscription will be credited.
• Early-release fixes become eligible for public release at least 30 days after first customer delivery. Fixes that require substantial investment may remain in early access longer.
• Full terms: Commercial Terms
• Subscribe: https://holdmyspot.com/codex-unleashed/

How Releases Work

For every upstream Codex release, this repository publishes a corresponding patched release after applying the active patch queue, running the relevant checks, and rebuilding release artifacts.

Every release notes page lists:

• Upstream Codex version/tag
• Patch files applied
• Upstream commit SHA
• Build date
• Supported platforms
• Checksums
• A release manifest containing the upstream commit and patch hashes
• A reproduction script for independently rebuilding and checking an artifact

Release assets are published once. A later rebuild receives a new build number and release tag instead of replacing an existing release.

Independent verification

Download release-manifest.json, reproduce-release.sh, and the package for your target from the same release. After installing the build prerequisites, run:

bash reproduce-release.sh release-manifest.json \
  --target <rust-target> \
  --output-dir reproduced

The script fetches the exact upstream commit, checks every patch hash, applies the patches from the recorded repository commit, rebuilds the package, and compares its SHA-256 digest with the published manifest.

Versioning

Patched releases add a vendor build number to the upstream version:

• Upstream 1.3.6 -> patched 1.3.6+25

The +25 suffix identifies the vendor build. Build numbers are assigned by the release workflow and distinguish later patched builds based on the same upstream version.

Build information

Invoke codex --build-info to see the provider and upstream details for an installed build:

Codex Unleashed build information

Codex CLI version: 0.153.4+25
Build number:      25

Upstream project:  OpenAI Codex
Upstream version:  0.153.4
Upstream source:   https://github.com/openai/codex

Provided by:       Codex Unleashed
Project:           https://github.com/holdmyspot-com/codex-unleashed

Policies

• Commercial terms: docs/COMMERCIAL_TERMS.md
• Support policy: SUPPORT.md
• Security policy: SECURITY.md
• Patch queue rules: patches/README.md

License

Codex Unleashed company-owned additions and modifications are covered by the HoldMySpot Source-Available License, Version 1.0, with an HTML edition. Upstream OpenAI Codex materials and other third-party materials retain their own licenses, notices, and attribution under licenses/; the upstream Apache License 2.0 is preserved in licenses/openai-codex/LICENSE-APACHE-2.0.

The supplied product policies are Codex Unleashed Terms of Service and Codex Unleashed Privacy Notice. They are also bundled with release packages for offline inspection.

Contact

• GitHub: @cowwoc
• Email: cowwoc2020@gmail.com