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Codex use cases

Workflow Analysis Knowledge Work

Start with the most common Codex workflows.

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Manage your inbox

Have Codex find the emails that matter and write the replies in your voice.

Automation Integrations](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/manage-your-inbox)

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Use your computer with Codex

Let Codex click, type, and navigate apps on your Mac.

Knowledge Work Workflow](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/use-your-computer-with-codex)

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Follow a goal

Give Codex a durable objective for long-running work.

Engineering Automation](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/follow-goals)

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Productivity & Collaboration Coordinate work across apps, data, and teams. Web development Build responsive UI from designs and prompts. Game development Prototype loops, UI, and gameplay faster. Native development Build and debug iOS and macOS apps. Production systems Navigate, refactor, and review real codebases.

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Set up a teammate

Give Codex a durable view of your work so it can notice what changed.

Automation Integrations](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/proactive-teammate)

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Turn feedback into actions

Synthesize feedback from multiple sources into a reviewable artifact.

Data Integrations](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/feedback-synthesis)

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Clean and prepare messy data

Process tabular data without affecting the original.

Data Knowledge Work](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/clean-messy-data)

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Query tabular data

Ask a question about a CSV, spreadsheet, export, or data folder.

Data Knowledge Work](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/analyze-data-export)

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Review GitHub pull requests

Catch regressions and potential issues before human review.

Integrations Workflow](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/github-code-reviews)

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Manage your inbox

Have Codex find the emails that matter and write the replies in your voice.

Automation Integrations](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/manage-your-inbox)

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Build responsive front-end designs

Turn screenshots and visual references into responsive UI with visual checks.

Front-end Design](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/frontend-designs)

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Understand large codebases

Trace request flows, map unfamiliar modules, and find the right files fast.

Engineering Analysis](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/codebase-onboarding)

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Build a Mac app shell

Use Codex to build a Mac-native SwiftUI app shell with a sidebar, detail pane, inspector...

macOS Code](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/macos-sidebar-detail-inspector)

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Use your computer with Codex

Let Codex click, type, and navigate apps on your Mac.

Knowledge Work Workflow](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/use-your-computer-with-codex)

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Automate bug triage

Turn daily bug reports into a prioritized list, then automate the sweep.

Automation Quality](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/automation-bug-triage)

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Generate slide decks

Manipulate pptx files and use image generation to automate slide creation.

Data Integrations](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/generate-slide-decks)

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Kick off coding tasks from Slack

Turn Slack threads into scoped cloud tasks.

Integrations Workflow](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/slack-coding-tasks)

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Make granular UI changes

Use Codex-Spark for fast, focused UI iteration in an existing app.

Front-end Design](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/make-granular-ui-changes)

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Coordinate new-hire onboarding

Prepare onboarding trackers, team summaries, and welcome-space drafts.

Integrations Data](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/new-hire-onboarding)

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Learn a new concept

Turn dense source material into a clear, reviewable learning report.

Knowledge Work Data](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/learn-a-new-concept)

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Upgrade your API integration

Upgrade your app to the latest OpenAI API models.

Evaluation Engineering](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/api-integration-migrations)

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Deploy an app or website

Build or update a web app, deploy a preview, and get a live URL.

Front-end Integrations](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/deploy-app-or-website)

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Turn Figma designs into code

Turn Figma selections into polished UI with structured design context and visual checks.

Front-end Design](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/figma-designs-to-code)

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QA your app with Computer Use

Click through real product flows and log what breaks.

Automation Quality](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/qa-your-app-with-computer-use)

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Analyze datasets and ship reports

Turn messy data into clear analysis and visualizations.

Data Analysis](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/datasets-and-reports)

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Complete tasks from messages

Turn iMessage threads into completed work across the apps involved.

Knowledge Work Integrations](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/complete-tasks-from-messages)

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Get from idea to proof of concept

Explore the concept visually with ImageGen and build a first version of your idea.

Front-end Engineering](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/idea-to-proof-of-concept)

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Create browser-based games

Define a game plan and let Codex build and test it in a live browser.

Engineering Code](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/browser-games)

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Iterate on difficult problems

Use Codex as a scored improvement loop to solve hard tasks.

Engineering Analysis](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/iterate-on-difficult-problems)

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Save workflows as skills

Create a skill Codex can keep on hand for work you repeat.

Engineering Workflow](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/reusable-codex-skills)

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Keep documentation up-to-date

Use code and other sources to automate docs updates.

Engineering Code](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/update-documentation)

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Build for iOS

Use Codex to scaffold, build, and debug SwiftUI apps for iPhone and iPad.

iOS Code](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/native-ios-apps)

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Refactor your codebase

Remove dead code and modernize legacy patterns without changing behavior.

Engineering Code](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/refactor-your-codebase)

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Add iOS app intents

Use Codex to make your app's actions and content available to Shortcuts, Siri, Spotlight...

iOS Code](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/ios-app-intents)

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Build for macOS

Use Codex to scaffold, build, and debug native Mac apps with SwiftUI.

macOS Code](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/native-macos-apps)

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Adopt liquid glass

Use Codex to migrate an existing SwiftUI app to Liquid Glass with iOS 26 APIs and Xcode 26.

iOS Code](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/ios-liquid-glass)

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Add Mac telemetry

Use Codex to instrument one Mac feature with Logger, run the app, and verify the action from...

macOS Code](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/macos-telemetry-logs)

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Debug in iOS simulator

Use Codex and XcodeBuildMCP to drive your app in iOS Simulator, capture evidence, and...

iOS Code](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/ios-simulator-bug-debugging)

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Audit dependency incidents

Turn a public package advisory into a safe repo-audit plan.

Engineering Quality](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/dependency-incident-audits)

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Prepare meeting briefs

Turn calendar context into an agenda and notes plan.

Integrations Knowledge Work](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/meeting-prep-briefs)

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Run event playbooks

Create repeatable workflows for event program management.

Integrations Knowledge Work](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/event-launch-playbooks)

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Run code migrations

Migrate legacy stacks in controlled checkpoints.

Engineering Code](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/code-migrations)

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Refactor SwiftUI screens

Use Codex to split an oversized SwiftUI screen into small subviews without changing behavior...

iOS Code](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/ios-swiftui-view-refactor)

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Draft PRDs from internal context

Create product requirements documents from Linear, Slack, source documents, and meeting notes.

Integrations Knowledge Work](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/draft-prds-from-sources)

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Forecast cash flow

Find the liquidity low point in an editable forecast workbook.

Data Knowledge Work](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/cash-flow-forecast)

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Model a DCF valuation

Turn financial inputs into an editable valuation workbook.

Data Knowledge Work](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/dcf-model)

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Review budget vs. actuals

Turn plan, actuals, and close notes into a variance workbook.

Data Knowledge Work](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/budget-vs-actuals-review)

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Follow a goal

Give Codex a durable objective for long-running work.

Engineering Automation](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/follow-goals)

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Add evals to your AI application

Use Codex to turn expected behavior into a Promptfoo eval suite.

Evaluation Quality](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/ai-app-evals)

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Turn user stories into UI mocks

Convert product feedback, issue threads, and design context into mockups your team can react...

Integrations Knowledge Work](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/user-stories-to-ui-mocks)

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Bring your app to ChatGPT

Turn your use cases into focused apps for ChatGPT.

Integrations Code](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/chatgpt-apps)

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Build React Native apps with Expo

Go from a mobile-app idea to a working Expo app with the dedicated plugin.

Mobile Engineering](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/react-native-expo-apps)

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Create a CLI Codex can use

Give Codex a composable command for an API, log source, export, or team script.

Engineering Code](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/agent-friendly-clis)

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Prioritize Slack action items

Turn Slack threads and DMs into a ranked queue of next steps.

Automation Integrations](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/slack-action-triage)

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Run verified operations

Run repeatable workflows and verify the result.

Automation Integrations](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/verified-operations-workflows)

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Turn meetings into follow-ups

Convert Zoom meeting insights into actions across your tools.

Automation Integrations](https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/zoom-meeting-follow-ups)

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