Codex updates: richer context, goal mode, browser improvements, and remote locked use

May 21, 2026

• Codex updates: richer context, goal mode, browser improvements, and remote locked use
  Codex now has more ways to understand your work context and keep longer tasks moving:
  Appshots in the Codex app on macOS let you attach an app window to a Codex thread with a hotkey, including a screenshot and available text, so Codex can understand what you are looking at without a long setup prompt.
• Goal mode is generally available across the Codex app, IDE extension, and CLI, so you can define an outcome and success criteria and let Codex keep working toward it.
• In-app browser annotations support more precise styling feedback for browser-based and frontend work.
• Locked computer use lets eligible Mac Computer Use users keep Codex working remotely and securely after the Mac locks, subject to existing Computer Use regional constraints.
• Browser use improvements include advanced annotation mode, faster asset extraction, read-only JavaScript context, tab grouping usability, less Chrome extension tab clutter, and reliability improvements.