cloud.md Codex Docs, 2026-02-19 20:37 UTC → 2026-05-13 00:57 UTC

1# Codex web1# Codex web

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3Delegate to Codex in the cloud

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5Codex is OpenAI's coding agent that can read, edit, and run code. It helps you build faster, fix bugs, and understand unfamiliar code. With Codex cloud, Codex can work on tasks in the background (including in parallel) using its own cloud environment.3Codex is OpenAI's coding agent that can read, edit, and run code. It helps you build faster, fix bugs, and understand unfamiliar code. With Codex cloud, Codex can work on tasks in the background (including in parallel) using its own cloud environment.

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7## Codex web setup5## Codex web setup

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15## Work with Codex web13## Work with Codex web

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17[### Learn about prompting15<BentoContainer>

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18### Learn about prompting

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20Write clearer prompts, add constraints, and choose the right level of detail to get better results.

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25### Common workflows

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27Start with proven patterns for delegating tasks, reviewing changes, and turning results into PRs.

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32### Configuring environments

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34Choose the repo, setup steps, and tools Codex should use when it runs tasks in the cloud.

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39### Delegate work from the IDE extension

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19Write clearer prompts, add constraints, and choose the right level of detail to get better results.](https://developers.openai.com/codex/prompting#prompts)[### Common workflows41Kick off a cloud task from your editor, then monitor progress and apply the resulting diffs locally.

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21Start with proven patterns for delegating tasks, reviewing changes, and turning results into PRs.](https://developers.openai.com/codex/workflows)[### Configuring environments43 </BentoContent>

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23Choose the repo, setup steps, and tools Codex should use when it runs tasks in the cloud.](https://developers.openai.com/codex/cloud/environments)[### Delegate work from the IDE extension46### Delegating from GitHub

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25Kick off a cloud task from your editor, then monitor progress and apply the resulting diffs locally.](https://developers.openai.com/codex/ide/features#cloud-delegation)[### Delegating from GitHub48Tag `@codex` on issues and pull requests to spin up tasks and propose changes directly from GitHub.

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27Tag `@codex` on issues and pull requests to spin up tasks and propose changes directly from GitHub.](https://developers.openai.com/codex/integrations/github)[### Control internet access50 </BentoContent>

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29Decide whether Codex can reach the public internet from cloud environments, and when to enable it.](https://developers.openai.com/codex/cloud/internet-access)53### Control internet access

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31[Next55Decide whether Codex can reach the public internet from cloud environments, and when to enable it.

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33Environments](https://developers.openai.com/codex/cloud/environments)57 </BentoContent>

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