Still, Lloyd believes we’re already at a point where terminal-based tools can reliably handle much of a developer’s non-coding work — a value proposition that’s hard to ignore.

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It’s also open source, OpenAI says. “ [Codex CLI is] a lightweight, open source coding agent that runs locally in your terminal,” an OpenAI spokesperson told TechCrunch via email.

Terminal-based tools are also coming into their own just as prominent code-based tools are starting to look shaky. The AI code editor Windsurf has been torn apart by dueling acquisitions, with ...

It’s also open source, OpenAI says. “ [Codex CLI is] a lightweight, open source coding agent that runs locally in your terminal,” an OpenAI spokesperson told TechCrunch via email.