OpenAI Codex CLI 0.128.0 (April 2026): Persisted /goal Workflows, codex update, and Better Plugin + Permission Controls

OpenAI’s Codex CLI 0.128.0 introduces a set of workflow-focused upgrades that make the terminal agent feel more like a durable “work session” you can manage over time: persisted /goal workflows, a new codex update command, and a broader set of improvements to permissions and plugins (OpenAI Codex changelog).

What shipped in Codex CLI 0.128.0

1) Persisted /goal workflows

Codex CLI now supports persisted /goal workflows (with app-server APIs, runtime continuation, and TUI controls) so you can create a goal, pause it, resume it, or clear it — without treating each run as a one-off interaction (OpenAI Codex changelog).

Why this matters: it pushes Codex toward longer-running engineering work where the “unit of work” is a goal with state, not a single prompt.

2) codex update + better TUI control

OpenAI added:

• codex update to upgrade the CLI
• Configurable TUI keymaps
• “Action required” terminal titles
• Active-turn edits for /statusline and /title (OpenAI Codex changelog).

3) Expanded permission profiles

Codex CLI expands permission profiles with more built-in defaults, sandbox CLI profile selection, and controls like working-directory (cwd) controls and active-profile metadata (OpenAI Codex changelog).

If you’re trying to scale “agentic terminal work” in a team setting, the security and governance shape of these profiles is often the difference between a neat demo and something you can rely on.

4) Plugin workflow improvements

The changelog calls out multiple plugin and marketplace improvements, including:

• Marketplace installation
• Remote bundle caching
• Remote uninstall
• Plugin-bundled hooks
• Hook enablement state
• External-agent config import (OpenAI Codex changelog).

Install / upgrade

OpenAI’s changelog lists the npm install command:

npm install -g @openai/codex@0.128.0

(OpenAI Codex changelog)

Source

• OpenAI Codex changelog (official): https://developers.openai.com/codex/changelog