openai/codex
Rank #84·Top 100·All-time stars·Cached ranking snapshot·
Lightweight coding agent that runs in your terminal
First read
Visible and active, but adoption proof is still thinner
openai/codex has enough public attention and recent movement to stay on the shortlist, but package usage is still partial, so the next step should be source and ecosystem validation rather than a quick yes.
Visible
123.5K public stars in the current GitStar snapshot.
Long-term anchor
Active
Last commit Sep 12, 2026.
Fresh activity
Adopted
Treat stars as discovery context until a linked package appears.
No linked package mapping
Confidence
One or more key signals are partial, so GitStar keeps the interpretation conservative.
Partial snapshot
Snapshot facts
- 123.5K stars
- 19K forks
- Last commit Sep 12, 2026
- Package usage not mapped yet
Compare lens
openai/codex-plugin-cc and krahets/hello-algo are the closest comparison targets GitStar found. A side-by-side comparison usually tells you more than a single raw rank.
Signal trail
Trajectory
Read the recent motion first. This block is for deciding whether the repository still looks alive, compounding, or flattening before you trust stars alone.
Daily momentum
+414
Weekly momentum
+1.9K
Monthly momentum
+17.9K
Last commit
Sep 12, 2026
Package reality
No linked npm or PyPI package is mapped for this repository yet, so the page leans more heavily on GitHub-visible popularity and should be read more conservatively.
No linked package signal is expected for this project type, so the read leans more heavily on repository-level public signals.
Hype vs Reality
Insufficient Package Data
Package mapping
No linked package yet
Cross-links
Standalone repo read
Validation note
GitStar can summarize public signals for openai/codex, but the GitHub repository is still the primary place to confirm release cadence, issue activity, and maintainer intent.
🛡️ Editorial Context
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Why this rank
This repository stands out because it combines 414 daily momentum and fresh update.
414 daily momentumFresh updateHigh lifetime stars
📈 Momentum & Adoption Signals
Approximate star trajectory
Reconstructed from current stars and cached daily/weekly/monthly deltas.
Now: 123.5K
Daily momentum
+414
Weekly momentum
+1.9K
Monthly momentum
+17.9K
Signal mix (log-scaled for readability)
Current stars123.5K
30d star gain17.9K
🧭 Hype vs Reality
Insufficient Package DataGitStar can see repository momentum, but it does not have a reliable linked package signal yet.
Treat stars and recent movement as discovery context only until npm or PyPI usage is available.
Status
Insufficient Package Data
Package footprint
No linked npm or PyPI usage signal
Method note
This label appears when GitStar cannot find strong enough package telemetry to compare attention against adoption. Compare it against other Rust repos before treating stars as a moat.
Related alternative
openai/codex-plugin-cc
This is a nearby alternative in the visible ecosystem around the repo, useful for a directional compare pass before opening docs and source code.
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Research links
Cross-links
Compare against related repos
GitStar picked codex-plugin-cc + hello-algo as the closest next comparison from the related repository set.
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Next step after the validation read
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