Ezra Dev
Lightweight coding agent that runs in your terminal
About This Project
This project is a terminal-based coding agent that runs locally on the user's computer. The README describes it as the local counterpart to Codex Web, OpenAI's cloud-based agent. It is installed globally through npm (@openai/codex) or Homebrew, and started by running the codex command.
The agent can authenticate either through a ChatGPT Plus, Pro, Team, Edu, or Enterprise plan or through an OpenAI API key with usage-based billing. It supports Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, configured in a ~/.codex/config.toml file, which also holds its other preferences. The documentation covers sandbox and approval settings, AGENTS.md for persistent memory, non-interactive CI mode, verbose logging, and headless-machine login.
The project suits developers who want an AI coding assistant operating directly in their shell, including those who need configurable tool access through MCP and those who want to run it in automated pipelines. The repository is licensed under Apache-2.0.