app/local-environments.md Codex Docs, 2026-03-05 06:22 UTC → 2026-05-07 20:02 UTC

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26## Actions26## Actions

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28<section class="feature-grid">

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28Use actions to define common tasks like starting your app's development server or running your test suite. These actions appear in the Codex app top bar for quick access. The actions will be run within the app's [integrated terminal](https://developers.openai.com/codex/app/features#integrated-terminal).31Use actions to define common tasks like starting your app's development server or running your test suite. These actions appear in the Codex app top bar for quick access. The actions will be run within the app's [integrated terminal](https://developers.openai.com/codex/app/features#integrated-terminal).

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30Actions are helpful to keep you from typing common actions like triggering a build for your project or starting a development server. For one-off quick debugging you can use the integrated terminal directly.33Actions are helpful to keep you from typing common actions like triggering a build for your project or starting a development server. For one-off quick debugging you can use the integrated terminal directly.

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32![Project actions list shown in Codex app settings](/images/codex/app/actions-light.webp)35</div>

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37<CodexScreenshot

38 alt="Project actions list shown in Codex app settings"

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45</section>

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34For example, for a Node.js project you might create a "Run" action that contains the following script:47For example, for a Node.js project you might create a "Run" action that contains the following script:

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