Codex 0.162.0 Adds Managed Worktrees and a Pin Key for Tasks
The 8 October stable notes add worktree tools for trusted local projects and a p key that pins Command Center tasks.
Direct answer
The Codex releases page lists rust-v0.162.0 on 8 October 2026 at 18:55, with commit c138238. It adds tools that create and list managed Git worktrees from trusted local projects when the worktrees feature is enabled, and it lets p pin tasks in the agent Command Center.
The Codex releases page lists rust-v0.162.0 as a stable tag dated 8 October 2026 at 18:55, commit c138238. The new-features block has six items. The first adds tools for creating and listing managed Git worktrees from trusted local projects when the worktrees feature is enabled, and it cites pull request 50148. The page does not print a default on or off state for that feature. It limits the tools to trusted local projects.
The second item says tasks in the agent Command Center can be pinned with p, and that pinned tasks stay in a shared Pinned group when the server supports it. That item cites pull request 51500. A later item in the same block makes URLs clickable in approval headers, questions, MCP prompts, warnings, banners, and verification prompts, including when a link wraps across lines. The bug-fix block on the same tag says apply_patch updates preserve existing CRLF line endings without an opt-in, and that Windows 10 drive-letter file access is restored.
What this tag is not
The page also lists rust-v0.162.1 above this tag. Those two lines are a separate bug-fix release. The worktree tools and the pin key are written on the 0.162.0 notes, not on the 0.162.1 notes. Several 0.163.0 alpha tags appear on the same page without a loaded changelog body.
Source: Codex releases, rust-v0.162.0.
FAQ
- Does the page say worktrees are on by default?
- The note says the tools are available when the worktrees feature is enabled. It does not say the feature is on for every install.
- Where do pinned tasks go?
- The note says pinned tasks stay in a shared Pinned group when the server supports that group.