OpenAI has launched Codex Pets, an animated companion feature for its Codex coding tool, designed to enhance user experience with project status updates.
Codex Pets functions as a floating overlay that allows users to monitor active threads without switching tabs. This feature informs users if Codex is running, waiting for input, or ready for review, thus streamlining workflow.
To activate Codex Pets, users navigate to Settings, select Appearance, and choose Pets. The overlay can be toggled on or off through several methods: by typing /pet in the composer, using the designated options in Settings, or pressing Cmd+K on Mac or Ctrl+K on Windows.
The feature includes eight built-in pet variations, among them a cat and a dog. Additionally, users can create custom pets by directly prompting Codex, which allows for personalization.
The community has already shared a variety of custom creations, featuring characters such as Goku, Patrick Star, Microsoft’s Clippy, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, and others.
