OpenAI relaunches Codex Cloud and previews Agents API with computer use

Tibo of OpenAI used one post to launch a new Codex Cloud and to say that the Agents API is now in preview. Codex Cloud is where OpenAI's Codex coding agent runs in cloud environments that users configure, not on their own laptops. The Agents API lets outside developers build on the same agent technology. He calls Codex Cloud much improved from last year's version. He also says that once you have taken the time to set up an environment, it is impossible to go back to building on your laptop. That is his own verdict, and the post does not list what an environment can include. OpenAI's walkthrough video shows how to set one up.

The Agents API is the part aimed at developers. Tibo says it is the same technology that powers all of OpenAI's cloud agents, including dots, the always-on agents announced the same day. It also supports computer use, meaning an agent can operate software through its screen by clicking and typing the way a person would. In his words, it lets developers build the same products OpenAI was launching that day. It is a preview, and the post sets no timeline for general availability and gives no limits.