Codex CLI 0.163.0 goes stable: first full release since Oct 9

#What happened

OpenAI's codex repository tagged release "rust-v0.163.0" (Codex CLI 0.163.0) on Oct 15, 2026 at 18:57 UTC (11:57 AM PDT), published by account anp-oai. The release notes body says only "Release 0.163.0" — no changelog text was published. The release ships 2 assets.

#Why it matters

This is the first non-alpha stable release since 0.162.1 on Oct 9, 2026, ending a run of pre-release alphas in the 0.163.0 line (including alpha.10.2 and alpha.13) that were also published over the last 24 hours. CLI users can upgrade expecting a stable build after a stretch of pre-release churn.

Verified Oct 15, 2026.