OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.160.1
OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.160.1 was released on .
Summary
OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.160.1 fixes a critical issue where Windows environment settings were being lost when running remote servers, ensuring your workflows stay stable across different systems. This update restores proper environment handling so you can work seamlessly witho...
Release Context
- This was the 104th OpenAI Codex CLI release of 2026 tracked by Havoptic.
- It shipped 4 days after OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.160.0 (October 1, 2026).
- OpenAI Codex CLI: ships every 1 days — 14 releases in the last month.
Why it matters: Windows hosts preserve startup environment variables.
Shipped around the same time
Within 3 days of this release, other AI coding tools also shipped:
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- Antigravity CLI v1.2.17 (October 5, 2026)
- Claude Code v2.1.289 (October 3, 2026)
- Antigravity CLI v1.2.16 (October 3, 2026)
- Claude Code v2.1.288 (October 2, 2026)
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Release Notes
Bug Fixes - Preserve SYSTEMROOT, TEMP, and TMP when launching remote stdio MCP servers with explicitly configured remote environment variables, allowing Unix hosts to retain the Windows executor's startup environment. Changelog - 51121: Backport Windows remote MCP environment preservation to 0.160.
Other Recent OpenAI Codex CLI Releases
- rust-v0.159.3 (September 30, 2026)
- rust-v0.159.2 (September 29, 2026)
- rust-v0.159.1 (September 29, 2026)
- rust-v0.159.0 (September 29, 2026)
- rust-v0.158.0 (September 28, 2026)
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