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Course Outline
Introduction to OpenAI Codex CLI
- What Codex CLI is and the 2025 open-source Rust architecture
- Key features: prompts, file operations, bash execution, multi-step tasks
- Comparison with Claude Code and other terminal agents
- Overview of approval modes and security boundaries
Installation and Setup
- Installing Codex CLI on macOS and Linux
- Configuring API keys for OpenAI and compatible providers
- Connecting to local backends via Ollama and Atomic Chat
- SSH and remote development environment setup
Core Workflow Commands
- Running single prompts and multi-turn sessions
- File read, write, and edit operations from prompts
- Shell command execution and piped outputs
- Managing working directories and project context
Approval Modes and Safety
- Configuring automatic, ask-before-execute, and fully manual modes
- Sandboxing and read-only versus write-enabled sessions
- Handling destructive commands and file deletions safely
Git and CI Integration
- Using Codex CLI to generate commits and diffs
- Pre-commit hooks with agent review
- Running Codex CLI in headless CI environments
- Integrating with GitHub Actions and GitLab CI
MCP Server Integration
- Connecting to Model Context Protocol servers
- Extending tool capabilities with custom MCP endpoints
- Building internal MCP tools for proprietary systems
Multi-Backend Support
- Switching between OpenAI, Gemini, and GitHub Models APIs
- Local inference with Ollama and self-hosted endpoints
- Model selection strategies for latency versus quality
Team Deployment and Governance
- Shared configuration and secrets management
- Usage policies and audit logging for enterprise
- Setting up standardized team prompts and guardrails
Custom Prompts and Workflows
- Writing reusable prompt templates
- Chaining tasks for complex refactoring projects
- Batch processing multiple files and repositories
Performance Tuning
- Understanding Rust performance characteristics
- Optimizing token usage for large projects
- Caching and session state management
Troubleshooting Common Issues
- Resolving connection failures to backends
- Debugging prompt ambiguity and misinterpretations
- Handling rate limiting and retry strategies
Security Best Practices
- Protecting API keys in shared environments
- Preventing prompt injection and command hijacking
- Data residency and compliance considerations
Summary and Next Steps
- Recap of core capabilities and workflows
- Community resources and open-source contributions
- Transitioning to advanced multi-agent orchestration topics
Requirements
- Experience with software development in any programming language
- Basic command-line and terminal usage
- Familiarity with Git basics
Audience
- Software developers looking to use AI terminal agents in their workflow
- DevOps engineers exploring Rust-based AI tooling
- Team leads evaluating OpenAI Codex CLI for group adoption
14 Hours
