Codex app for Slack
Plugin : A set of capabilities installed into an AI application or a host · requires slack
@Codex launches cloud coding tasks from Slack.
OpenAI's answer to Claude Code in Slack.
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What it does, concretely
Developers lose time switching between their team messaging tool and their development environment. Codex app for Slack solves this by letting you delegate coding tasks directly from a Slack channel or thread, without changing context.
In practice, you simply mention @Codex in a Slack thread with a description of the task. Codex reads the thread history, automatically selects the right repository and associated cloud environment, runs the task remotely, then replies in the thread with a link to the result. From that link, you can merge the changes, keep iterating, or pull the work down to your local machine.
This tool is aimed at engineering teams who already spend their day in Slack and want to hand off repetitive or well-defined tasks to an agent: fixing bugs reported in a thread, exploring a new feature, cleaning up technical debt. A connected GitHub account and at least one configured cloud environment are required, along with a paid ChatGPT plan.
Codex app for Slack is not designed for non-technical profiles or for use cases without a code repository: it is a coding-task launcher, not a general-purpose Slack assistant. Users on an API-only plan (without a ChatGPT subscription) do not have access to the Slack integration.
What it offers
- ·Mention @Codex in any Slack channel or thread to launch a cloud coding task without leaving Slack. (paid)
- ·Automatic thread context reading: Codex uses the message history to understand the request without you needing to restate information.
- ·Automatic selection of the cloud environment and GitHub repository based on the conversation context. (paid)
- ·Reply in the thread with a link to the completed task in Codex cloud, allowing you to review the diff, merge, or continue locally. (paid)
- ·Ability to manually specify a repository or environment directly in the message, for example: @Codex fix the above in openai/codex.
- ·Admin control for Enterprise plans: option to disable posting answers in the thread and send only a link to the chat. (paid)
- ·Administration dashboard with environment controls, monitoring, and analytics to manage Codex at workspace scale. (paid)
In practice
- Price
- Paid
- Commercial use
- Commercial use: yes
- Available on
- slack
- Host
- slack
- FR interface
- No
Security and data
- Rating
- Security: one caveat, see the card
- Your data
- Data with the vendor
- Maintenance
- Active
Links and repository checked on 25 October 2026 · added on 1 January 2026