OpenAI Codex Lead Teases New Environment Import and Execution Feature
Thibault Sottiaux, the engineering lead for OpenAI Codex, teased a new capability with the phrase "Import your world. Codex. Run." This refers to a new import flow that allows developers to bring their entire setup, context, and workflows from other agents into Codex. This feature enhances agent interoperability, allowing developers to seamlessly migrate their preferred workflows, plugins, and history between platforms like Claude Code and Codex. It signals a growing focus on runtime continuity and reducing friction in developer environments. The import flow supports bringing instructions, settings, skills, plugins, projects, and recent work into the ChatGPT desktop app or Codex CLI. This integration aims to feed the user's past context and signed-in browser world directly into the same active runtime.
## BACKGROUND
OpenAI Codex is an AI system that translates natural language into code, serving as the foundation for various developer tools and agents. As AI coding assistants evolve, developers frequently switch between different tools, creating a demand for features that preserve context and settings across platforms.