>_ Codex Now

Launch OpenAI Codex CLI in 3 seconds with full bypass mode

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Credits & Inspiration

This project is a fork/adaptation of the excellent claude-code-now by @orange2ai.

The original claude-code-now is hands-down the best CLI launcher I've used — simple, fast, and elegant. 5,000+ users can't be wrong. If you use Claude Code, go star their repo right now: github.com/orange2ai/claude-code-now

I needed the same experience for OpenAI Codex CLI, so I vibed this adaptation. All credit for the core concept, architecture, and terminal detection logic goes to orange2ai.

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What Does It Do?

One click to launch codex --dangerously-bypass-approvals-and-sandbox in any folder.

Without Codex Now:

Open Terminal -> cd /path/to/project -> codex --dangerously-bypass-approvals-and-sandbox -> Wait...

With Codex Now:

Click icon -> Start coding

	Traditional	Codex Now
Time	~30s	~3s
Steps	4-5	1

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Features

• One-click launch from Dock or Finder toolbar
• Smart folder context — launches Codex in the current Finder directory
• Full bypass mode — --dangerously-bypass-approvals-and-sandbox enabled by default
• Multi-terminal support — Terminal, iTerm2, Warp, Alacritty
• Zero configuration — works immediately after install
• Auto-detects Codex — Homebrew, npm, nvm, yarn, pnpm installations

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Install

Option 1: Download & Drag

1. Download the latest release
2. Unzip and drag Codex Now.app to /Applications
3. Done

Option 2: CLI Install

git clone https://github.com/patchescamerababy/codex-now.git
cd codex-now
chmod +x install.sh
./install.sh

Prerequisites

Install OpenAI Codex CLI first:

# Recommended
brew install --cask codex

# Or via npm
npm install -g @openai/codex

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Usage

Dock Launch

Drag Codex Now.app from Applications to your Dock. Click to launch — opens Codex in your last-used directory.

Finder Toolbar Launch (Recommended)

Hold Command and drag the app to the Finder toolbar. Click it in any folder to launch Codex right there.

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How It Works

The app is a lightweight macOS .app bundle wrapping a shell script that:

1. Detects your preferred terminal (iTerm2 > Warp > Terminal)
2. Gets the current Finder directory (or last-used directory)
3. Finds the Codex binary (checks PATH, Homebrew, npm, nvm, etc.)
4. Launches codex --dangerously-bypass-approvals-and-sandbox in that directory

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Differences from claude-code-now

	claude-code-now	codex-now
CLI Tool	Claude Code (claude)	OpenAI Codex (codex)
Launch Mode	--permission-mode bypassPermissions	--dangerously-bypass-approvals-and-sandbox
Install Methods	Homebrew, npm	Same

Everything else — terminal detection, folder awareness, Dock/toolbar integration — works identically. Thank you orange2ai for the brilliant foundation.

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License

MIT License. See LICENSE for details.

Based on claude-code-now by @orange2ai.