OpenAI Expands Codex with Computer Use, Memory, 90+ Plugins, and Automated Scheduling

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OpenAI announced 'Codex for almost everything' on April 16, a major expansion bringing background computer use (clicking and typing across Mac apps with its own cursor), gpt-image-1.5 generation, persistent memory across sessions, automated task scheduling across days/weeks, an in-app browser, SSH remote devbox support, and 90+ new plugins including Atlassian Rovo, CircleCI, CodeRabbit, GitLab, and Microsoft Suite. With 990 points and 538 comments on HN, this positions Codex as a full desktop agent — not just a coding tool — directly challenging Claude Code's territory. Over 3 million developers now use Codex weekly.