ChatGPT

ChatGPT (experimental)

The extra’s second tab lists the same accounts as Codex CLI. It is called Codex until you turn on desktop switching; a click there switches Codex CLI. With switching on it is the ChatGPT tab described here. Usage bars are Codex usage, not ChatGPT message limits. Switching the ChatGPT app is experimental: OpenSwap quits ChatGPT, swaps the shared login, and relaunches it. You must check Chat, Work, and Codex yourself. Unattended desktop rotation is not implemented.

Turn switching on

Desktop switching is off by default.

1. Settings → Automation → Enable ChatGPT switching
2. Open the ChatGPT tab (it was the Codex tab) and wait until the extra is ready
3. Click an OAuth account and confirm

While switching is off, a click offers Enable in Settings. Cards stay visible; add, disable, and remove still work. API-key cards are CLI-only and cannot start a desktop switch.

OpenSwap checks the signed ChatGPT app and its bundled Codex backend. A routine signed update can still switch when that check passes. It does not pin one app version.

Status	Meaning
Checking ChatGPT…	Probe in progress
ChatGPT isn’t installed.	No ChatGPT app
ChatGPT switching isn’t available on this Mac.	This Mac cannot switch
This ChatGPT build isn’t compatible with switching.	Known-incompatible build
ChatGPT couldn’t be verified.	Signature check failed
This Codex configuration isn’t supported for switching.	Login storage is not the supported file-backed setup
Switch and open ChatGPT	App is stopped; confirm to switch and launch
Restart ChatGPT	App is running; confirm to quit, switch, and relaunch

After ChatGPT reopens, check its profile menu and start a new Chat, Work, and Codex task. OpenSwap does not verify which account the app actually loaded.

Suggest a switch

Suggest ChatGPT account switches (the ChatGPT tab Auto-switch) is a separate setting. It stays disabled until Enable ChatGPT switching is on. When both are on, OpenSwap picks a replacement from Codex quota, then Review switch — you still confirm before ChatGPT restarts.

That mode cannot run with live Codex CLI rotation. Turn suggestions off to auto-rotate Codex CLI.

Add an account

Add account on the Codex / ChatGPT tab, or Sign in with ChatGPT on an empty tab. Sign in through your browser, review the account, then Save account. That session is separate: it does not log out or replace your current login. Copy link uses another browser profile; Use a code is device sign-in where enabled. Save current login captures an existing Codex login.

New accounts are enabled when saved. They can be suggested for a confirmed ChatGPT restart, or used by Codex CLI auto-switch — not both at once.

CLI

The CLI is not gated by the extra’s Enable ChatGPT switching toggle.

openswap codex desktop status 2
openswap codex desktop switch 2 --confirm-restart --confirm-idle
openswap codex desktop recovery-status
openswap codex desktop recover --confirm-restart --confirm-idle

switch and recover refuse to run without both confirm flags. Finish all Chat, Work, and Codex work first. Developer test notes: desktop testing.