# Codex CLI 0.169.0 — side-chat tabs, task search and collapsible turns

> Codex CLI adds tabbed side chats, task search, collapsible transcripts and in-terminal provider setup.

- Org: OpenAI
- Date: 2026-11-13
- Category: tool
- Source: https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/tag/rust-v0.169.0
- Canonical page: https://ai-tldr.dev/releases/openai-codex-cli-0-169/

## In short

Codex CLI 0.169.0 lets the terminal workspace hold several side-chat tabs that survive a restart, searches older tasks in the agent command center, and can fold finished activity under each prompt in the transcript.

## What it is

Multiple side-chat tabs are the headline of Codex CLI 0.169.0: the opt-in terminal workspace now switches between them by keyboard or mouse, and saved local side chats can be reopened after a restart. The agent command center can also search older tasks by name, prompt preview or working directory.

## How it works

A new "Collapse turn details" option in the full-screen transcript folds finished tool activity under each prompt, while answers stay visible and tool output stays searchable. Custom model providers can be added or edited from the terminal, including during sign-in, with a device-code option for SSH sessions or machines without a browser. Ctrl+S in the report editor saves a diagnostic ZIP locally.

## Why it matters

The release tightens trust handling: `codex exec` keeps project config and MCP servers disabled in untrusted directories even with `--sandbox workspace-write`, and `--trust` saves project trust explicitly. Plan handoffs now carry the full approved plan into the fresh session, and interrupted turns no longer leak aborts into later turns.

## Who it's for

developers who use the Codex agent in the terminal

## Try it

npm i -g @openai/codex@0.169.0

## Links

- [Release Notes](https://github.com/openai/codex/releases/tag/rust-v0.169.0)
- [Repository](https://github.com/openai/codex)