Codex Computer Use
Computer Use is an OpenAI Codex/ChatGPT desktop app capability and plugin that lets ChatGPT/Codex see and operate graphical user interfaces on macOS or Windows by clicking, typing, navigating windows, using browsers, and working across approved local apps when structured integrations are not enough.
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Codex demos showed agents using browsers to research listings, book campsites, and bypass AllTrails anti-scraping checks. Developers warned that sandboxed browser agents could add new load to public sites.
Practitioners ran GPT-5.6 Sol through Codex computer control on a five-hour Slay the Spire task and desktop fixes involving Chrome, 1Password, and a custom window utility. One report said Codex queued throwaway scripts for clicks and typing instead of driving every step from screenshots.