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1# Codex1# Codex
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33One agent for everywhere you code<div class="flex flex-col-reverse gap-8 lg:flex-row-reverse">
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55  <CodexScreenshot
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9Codex is OpenAI's coding agent for software development. ChatGPT Plus, Pro, Business, Edu, and Enterprise plans include Codex. It can help you:15Codex is OpenAI's coding agent for software development. ChatGPT Plus, Pro, Business, Edu, and Enterprise plans include Codex. It can help you:
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11- **Write code**: Describe what you want to build, and Codex generates code that matches your intent, adapting to your existing project structure and conventions.17- **Write code**: Describe what you want to build, and Codex generates code that matches your intent, adapting to your existing project structure and conventions.
12- **Understand unfamiliar codebases**: Codex can read and explain complex or legacy code, helping you grasp how teams organize systems.
13- **Review code**: Codex analyzes code to identify potential bugs, logic errors, and unhandled edge cases.
14- **Debug and fix problems**: When something breaks, Codex helps trace failures, diagnose root causes, and suggest targeted fixes.
15- **Automate development tasks**: Codex can run repetitive workflows such as refactoring, testing, migrations, and setup tasks so you can focus on higher-level engineering work.
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1719[Get started with Codex](https://developers.openai.com/codex/quickstart)- **Understand unfamiliar codebases**: Codex can read and explain complex or legacy code, helping you grasp how teams organize systems.
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19[### Quickstart
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2121Download and start building with Codex.- **Review code**: Codex analyzes code to identify potential bugs, logic errors, and unhandled edge cases.
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2323 Get started](https://developers.openai.com/codex/quickstart) [### Explore- **Debug and fix problems**: When something breaks, Codex helps trace failures, diagnose root causes, and suggest targeted fixes.
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2525Get inspirations on what you can build with Codex.- **Automate development tasks**: Codex can run repetitive workflows such as refactoring, testing, migrations, and setup tasks so you can focus on higher-level engineering work.
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2727 Learn more](https://developers.openai.com/codex/explore) [### Community<CtaPillLink
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2933Join the OpenAI Discord to ask questions, share workflows and connect with others. </div>
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3136 Join the Discord](https://discord.gg/openai)<div class="not-prose mt-10 grid grid-cols-1 gap-6 md:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-3">
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39 href="/codex/quickstart"
40 description="Download and start building with Codex."
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42 ctaLabel="Get started"
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45 <LinkCard
46 title="Explore use cases"
47 href="/codex/use-cases"
48 description="Get inspiration on what you can build with Codex."
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56 description="Read community posts, explore meetups, and connect with Codex builders."
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62 title="Codex for Open Source"
63 href="/community/codex-for-oss"
64 description="Apply or nominate maintainers for API credits, ChatGPT Pro with Codex, and selective Codex Security access."
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