use-cases/collections/web-development.md Codex Docs, 2026-02-20 12:16 UTC → 2026-05-07 20:02 UTC

1# Web development

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3Turn design inputs into responsive UI, and iterate on the frontend with scoped changes and fast reviews.

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5Codex works great with existing design systems, taking into account constraints and visual inputs to produce a responsive UI.

6These use cases are helpful when you are building web apps and need to iterate on frontend designs.

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8## Get from idea to prototype

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10Use Codex to turn a rough idea into a visual direction and implement a first prototype.

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12- https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/idea-to-proof-of-concept

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14## Build from Figma

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16Use Codex to pull design context from Figma and turn it into code that follows the repo's components, styling, and design system.

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18- https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/figma-designs-to-code

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20## Iterate on the UI

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22Leverage Codex to make targeted changes from visual inputs or prompts, and have it verify its work in the browser.

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24- https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/frontend-designs

25- https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/make-granular-ui-changes

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27## Pick up scoped Slack tasks

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29Tag Codex in Slack when there's a feature request or a reported issue, so that it can pick up the task and work on it in the background.

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31- https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/slack-coding-tasks

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33## Deploy a preview

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35Use Codex to build or update a web app, deploy it with Vercel, and hand back a live URL you can share.

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37- https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/deploy-app-or-website

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39## Ship changes faster

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41Use Codex in GitHub to make sure changes are safe to merge so you can have a faster development loop.

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43- https://developers.openai.com/codex/use-cases/github-code-reviews