When Codex wants to run a command or change a file, the request drops out of the top of your screen. Answer it and keep working.
| Terminal and VS Code | |
|---|---|
| Approve or deny commands | Yes |
| Approve file edits, with the diff | Yes |
| Answer the agent’s questions | Asks in Codex |
| Review and approve plans | Asks in Codex |
| Working / done / waiting on the island | Yes |
| Jump back to the right window | Yes |
| Works on | Windows and Mac today · Linux soon |
Commands and file edits come to the island. Questions and plans stay in Codex.
No. It only shows what Codex sends with each request, and only on your computer. Nothing about your code leaves your machine.
Yes. Disconnect Codex in Settings → Agents and everything works exactly as it did before.
You choose in Settings: ask in Codex as usual, or block risky requests until you are back.