Codex CLI 0.161.0 released

#What changed

#New Features

• GPT-6.1 Sol is now the default model in the bundled and Amazon Bedrock catalogs. (#49318, #49339)
• Amazon Bedrock supports multi-agent V2 and Ultra reasoning on compatible models; Bedrock Mantle also accepts AWS GovCloud regions. (#49345, #49813)
• Sign in to MCP servers from an active terminal session with /mcp login <name>. (#49290)
• Choose your microphone, speaker, and microphone input channels for voice conversations, with preferences saved locally. (#49437, #49836)
• Daybreak is opt-in through --enable cli_daybreak or features.cli_daybreak=true; daybreak=true alone is insufficient. By default, controls and indicators are hidden, /daybreak is unavailable, and automatic Cyber routing is omitted—even for saved Daybreak threads. Saved preferences remain intact. Opt-in routing requires eligible ChatGPT sign-in, the OpenAI provider, and advertised model/program support. (#49856, #49858, #49859, #49861, #51207)
• Select a Cyber access program per turn with codex exec --cyber-access-program or the TypeScript SDK’s cyberAccessProgram option. The explicit exec override remains available with cli_daybreak disabled and leaves the saved choice unchanged. (#49939, #51207)

#Bug Fixes

• Approved filesystem escalation can now grant broader write access while preserving denied reads and network restrictions. Background tasks retain their originating turn’s permissions. (#49353, #49880)
• Explicit launch permissions survive terminal reconnects and new sessions, while implicit client settings no longer overwrite server or saved-thread web-search settings. (#49809, #49799)
• Elevated Windows terminal sessions can start using an embedded server, and sandboxed PowerShell preserves relative paths beneath protected user profiles. (#49855, #49690)
• Enter correctly submits buffered input after paste detection expires, including in Vim insert mode. (#49810)
• Thread resume includes the latest committed history. Startup detects recoverable SQLite corruption earlier and preserves damaged databases as backups. (#49599, #49701)
• Responses retries and WebSocket-to-HTTP fallback honor server retry guidance, reducing premature failures during overload. (#49441)

#Documentation

• Authentication guidance now accounts for keyring storage instead of implying credentials always reside in auth.json. (#49361)

#Chores

• Publishing an older alpha or hotfix no longer moves npm alpha tags backward. (#49704)

Full release notes: openai/codex rust-v0.161.0

#Who is affected

Anyone running the open-source Codex CLI (@openai/codex), including IDE extensions and apps that bundle it.

#What to do now

Update with npm install -g @openai/codex@latest or brew upgrade codex, then run codex --version and check it prints 0.161.0.

#What is not confirmed

Summarized from the official GitHub release notes. Dotsfeed has not tested this release yet.