OpenAI Codex 0.169.0 adds side-chat tabs and custom model providers

OpenAI released Codex 0.169.0. In the opt-in terminal workspace, users can now open multiple side-chat tabs, switch with the keyboard or mouse, and reopen saved local side chats after restarting. The update also lets users search older tasks by name, prompt preview, or working directory, and fold completed activity under each prompt in the full-screen transcript. Users can add or edit custom model providers from the terminal; with custom gateway onboarding, they can create a provider during sign-in and use device-code authorization over SSH or without a local browser. On macOS and Linux, an opt-in Cloud connection lets terminal users send images, pick a model and reasoning effort, and archive or restore Cloud conversations.