Codex CLI 0.87.0 release notes

Version

0.87.0

Released

16 January 2026

Status

Stable release

What's new in Codex CLI 0.87.0

The official notes for Codex CLI 0.87.0 list 10 changes: 10 other changes.

• 10 other changes

Highlights

• other change User message metadata (text elements and byte ranges) now round-trips through protocol/app-server/core so UI annotations can survive history rebuilds.
• other change Collaboration wait calls can block on multiple IDs in one request, simplifying multi-thread coordination.
• other change User shell commands now run under the user snapshot so aliases and shell config are honored.
• other change The TUI now surfaces approval requests from spawned/unsubscribed threads.
• other change Token estimation during compaction is now accurate, improving budgeting during long sessions.

Our short summary: changes are counted and classified automatically from the official notes, and highlights are shortened. The complete, authoritative list is in the official release notes on GitHub.

Full release notes on GitHub (Codex CLI 0.87.0)

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