OpenAI Codex: Windows Screen Control for Autonomous Coding

OpenAI has rolled out "Computer Use" screen control to its Codex desktop application for Windows. This update transforms Codex from a coding assistant into an autonomous engineering workstation. The Windows-native agent can now look at a user's screen, move the mouse, click buttons, and type in other applications. This allows developers to see Codex manually open windows and type text in real time. For example, a developer can ask Codex to open a browser, reproduce a bug, and then fix the underlying script. This feature is available to users with ChatGPT Plus, Pro, Business, or Enterprise accounts. To use it, developers must manually authorize the desktop-interaction plugin in Codex settings. This matters because it significantly expands the capabilities of the Codex application for Windows users.