Release AI Workbench v1.8.0 · eqms/ai-workbench

AI Workbench v1.8.0

[ADD] Codex (OpenAI) as fourth AI backend. The AI pane can now run OpenAI's codex CLI alongside Claude Code, OpenCode, and Pi: launch with ai-workbench codex, or switch at runtime via the F8 backend menu (now 4 entries). Codex starts directly (like OpenCode/Pi — no startup dialog); its own flags (-s sandbox mode, -a approval policy, -m model, --search) are configurable via the new pty.codex_command config field, editable under F8-Settings → Paths → "Codex Command". The setup wizard gained a Codex CLI detection line, path field, backend choice 4, and confirmation entry. The selected backend persists in session.yaml as before (last_backend: codex). New AiBackend::Codex variant flows through the existing data-driven F8 menu/footer/pane-title/respawn plumbing; Claude-specific paths (permission dialog, daily claude update) stay Claude-only via supports_claude_flags(). New config field is serde-defaulted (["codex"]) — existing config.yaml files load unchanged. 1 new unit test plus extended backend/menu/wizard tests (240 total).

Platform	Architecture	Download
Linux	x64	`ai-workbench-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz`
Linux	ARM64	`ai-workbench-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz`
macOS	Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3/M4)	`ai-workbench-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.gz`
macOS	Intel	`ai-workbench-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.gz`
Windows	x64	`ai-workbench-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.zip`
Windows	ARM64	`ai-workbench-aarch64-pc-windows-msvc.zip`

Homebrew (macOS / Linux):

brew install eqms/ai-workbench/ai-workbench

Unix (Linux/macOS):

# Download and extract
tar xzf ai-workbench-*.tar.gz
chmod +x ai-workbench
./ai-workbench

Windows:

# Extract zip and run
Expand-Archive ai-workbench-*.zip -DestinationPath .
.\ai-workbench.exe

AI Workbench includes built-in auto-update functionality. Updates are checked automatically on startup.

See README for full documentation.