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DorkOS + Codex

DorkOS runs Codex for you: one place to start it, watch it, and schedule it.

The short answer

Codex is a strong agent and one of the three DorkOS drives. On its own it already schedules work, runs jobs in the cloud, and reaches you on the web, in Slack and on your phone, so this page is not a list of things it cannot do. What DorkOS adds is the one thing Codex will not do for you: run it beside Claude Code and OpenCode, in a single list, on your own machine. Your ChatGPT plan stays exactly as it is.

Made by
OpenAI
What it is
Coding agent from OpenAI
Price
Included with ChatGPT plans, starting with the free one. Go is $8 a month, Plus $20, Pro from $100, and Business $20 per person. You can also skip the plan and pay per use with an API key.
Source code
The command-line tool is open. The cloud service, apps and models are not.
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What each part does

Add DorkOS when

  • you want every coding agent you run on one screen, not one company’s
  • you want agents that can book repeating work, but only with your say-so
  • you want agents that can hand work to each other instead of working alone
  • you want a limit that stops your agents answering each other all night
  • you want to read the code, run it yourself, and never make an account
  • you want one list of everything waiting on you, instead of hunting through tabs

Reach for Codex when

  • you want an agent whose code you can read, because the command-line tool is open source
  • you want long jobs running in the cloud while your own machine stays free
  • you already pay for ChatGPT, or you want to start on the free plan
  • you want to kick off work from Slack, GitHub or your phone without opening a terminal

What DorkOS adds on top

Many agent tools, one placeCan you run more than one company’s coding agent from the same screen?Codex on its ownNoCodex runs OpenAI’s own models and its own jobs. It does not start a Claude Code or OpenCode session for you.With DorkOSYesClaude Code, Codex, and OpenCode, all on one screenEvery Agent, One PlaceSession DurabilityMore on this
Runs on the plans you already pay forDoes it work through the plans you already pay for, or sell you the model use again?Codex on its ownYesIt is your ChatGPT plan doing the work, or your own key if you would rather.Where this comes fromWith DorkOSYesYour own Claude, ChatGPT and OpenCode sign-ins do the work, so DorkOS adds nothing to your bill. You can send one agent, or one chat, to a different Claude account.Every Agent, One PlaceClaude Accounts
Work that runs on a scheduleCan you hand over a job that runs at a set time without you sitting there?Codex on its ownYesYes. A job can repeat daily, weekly or on a pattern you write, either in the cloud or in the desktop app against a project on your computer.Where this comes fromWith DorkOSYesSchedule agents to run on their own, so they work while you don'tTasks SchedulerNotificationsMore on this
Agents that book their own workCan an agent set up a repeating job, with you approving it first?Codex on its ownNoYou create the automation. There is no step where an agent asks to book one.With DorkOSYesAn agent has to ask before it books itself a repeating jobSchedule ApprovalsTasks SchedulerControl CenterMore on this
Agents that work togetherCan several agents find each other and pass work along?Codex on its ownPartlySeveral jobs can run at once, each in its own cloud sandbox, but they work alone: nothing passes a message or a task from one to another.Where this comes fromWith DorkOSYesYour agents can message you, and each other, wherever you already chatRelay MessagingRoomsAgent DiscoveryMore on this
Limits on agents talking to agentsWhen your agents talk to each other, can you stop the bill running away?Codex on its ownNoIts parallel jobs never talk to each other, so there is nothing to cap.With DorkOSYesAgents talk to each other without running up a billReply LimitsControl CenterRoomsMore on this
Runs on your machineDoes the tool run on your own computer, with your work staying there?Codex on its ownYesThe command-line tool runs on your machine, on your own files, and its code is open. Cloud jobs are the other half of Codex, and those run on OpenAI’s machines.Where this comes fromWith DorkOSYesDorkOS runs on your own machine: your projects, your sessions and your history stay there, under your own accounts.CLIWorkspacesRemote Tunnel
Open, and yours to runCan you read the source, run it yourself, and skip making an account?Codex on its ownPartlyThe command-line tool is open under the Apache licence. You still sign in to ChatGPT or bring a key, and the cloud half is closed.Where this comes fromWith DorkOSYesFree and open source under the MIT licence. It runs on your own machine, and there is no DorkOS account to make.CLIRemote TunnelWorkspaces
Where you can use itCan you open your agents and watch them work from any screen you are near?Codex on its ownYesYes. Codex reaches you in the browser, in the desktop app, from Slack and GitHub, and on an iPhone where you can review changes and approve steps.Where this comes fromWith DorkOSYesReal work from your phone, not just a screen to watchDorkOS on Your PhoneChat InterfaceNotifications
Saying yes from anywhereWhen an agent stops to ask permission, can you answer from wherever you are?Codex on its ownYesIts iPhone app lets you review changes and approve steps away from your desk.Where this comes fromWith DorkOSYesAn agent asks before it does something you cannot take backAction ApprovalsTool ApprovalDorkOS on Your PhoneTelegram AdapterMore on this
One list of what needs youIs there one place holding everything waiting on your answer?Codex on its ownNoIts apps show the jobs you started. There is no single list of things waiting on your answer.With DorkOSYesOne list of everything waiting on you, and everything that happenedInboxNotificationsAlerts That Reach YouMore on this
Adding your own toolsCan you add your own tools and share the setup with other people?Codex on its ownYesYes: skills, plugins, hooks, a project instructions file, and connections to outside tools that carry across its apps.Where this comes fromWith DorkOSYesInstall a working agent, plugin, or skill in one commandMarketplaceMCP ServerConnectionsMore on this
Price and opennessWhat does the tool itself cost, and can you read its source code?Codex on its ownYesThe free ChatGPT plan includes Codex, paid plans start at $8 a month, and the command-line tool is open source under the Apache licence.Where this comes fromWith DorkOSYesFree and open source. You pay only for the model plan your agents already use.CLI

Many agent tools, one place

Codex on its ownNo

The choice Codex offers is which OpenAI model does the work, not whose agent does it. If your week already mixes Codex with Claude Code, those stay two programs with two histories, and remembering which job went where is left to you.

With DorkOSYes

Each chat picks its own agent tool. Start a job on Claude Code, run the next on Codex, keep a third on OpenCode, without leaving the tab or changing any setup. All three land in one list, and they keep running for as long as DorkOS does.

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Work that runs on a schedule

Codex on its ownYes

Cloud runs happen on OpenAI’s machines and cannot open a folder on your computer. Desktop runs can, but they need the computer on and the app running. Either way the schedule starts Codex, so it is not where a job belongs if that job should run on Claude Code.

With DorkOSYes

You write the job once and say when it runs: every night, every Monday, every hour. DorkOS starts the agent at that time on your own machine, then messages you when it finishes or needs a decision. Remembering is not your job.

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Agents that book their own work

With DorkOSYes

An agent can propose a repeating job. It never starts one on its own. You get a card naming the agent, quoting its reason, and showing the next three run times and the exact instructions. One button runs it once, supervised, before you agree to it forever.

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Agents that work together

Codex on its ownPartly

Running jobs in parallel is a genuine advantage when the pieces are independent: each gets its own sandbox, and none of them slows your own machine down. What they cannot do is talk, so a job that needs the answer from another job is still yours to line up by hand.

With DorkOSYes

Your agents share rooms the way people share a group chat. They see each other, answer each other, and hand a job along. You set how often they may reply, per room, so a busy channel never turns into a runaway bill.

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Limits on agents talking to agents

With DorkOSYes

Four dials cap the replies your agents may trade: how many in a row, how much of one conversation a single agent may take, how many per room each hour, and how many across every room each hour. Set them once, or room by room. No room can skip the dial that covers everything.

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Saying yes from anywhere

With DorkOSYes

An agent that needs permission asks, and the question follows you: the browser on your phone, a Telegram or Slack message, or a notification banner on your Mac. Only the person you name gets asked, so it is never broadcast to every chat you have connected.

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One list of what needs you

With DorkOSYes

One bell holds every question, approval and finished run, with the things waiting on you above the things that merely happened. What you have read stays read on your other devices. A question left unanswered for the few minutes you chose rings your phone.

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Adding your own tools

Codex on its ownYes

The setup follows you between surfaces: the same outside-tool connections work from the command line, the desktop app and the editor extension, so you write them once.

With DorkOSYes

DorkOS does not replace a marketplace of editor add-ons built up over years. It adds the other half: package a working agent, with its instructions and its tools, and hand the whole thing to someone else in one command. Signing those tools in to outside services is the part still finding its feet.

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Questions people ask

Does DorkOS replace Codex?
No. DorkOS runs Codex for you. It is the screen around the agent, not another agent.
Do I need a different ChatGPT plan?
No. DorkOS uses the Codex already set up on your machine, with whatever plan or key you signed in with.
Codex already runs jobs in the cloud. What does DorkOS add?
Cloud jobs run on OpenAI’s machines and only ever run Codex. DorkOS runs work on your own machine, on your real folders, and the same schedule can start Claude Code or OpenCode instead.
Can I run Codex and Claude Code at the same time?
Yes, and that is the point. Each chat in DorkOS picks its own agent, so a Codex job and a Claude Code job run side by side in one list.

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Terminal

~ $ curl -fsSL https://dorkos.ai/install | bash

Run in your terminal

Checks Node.js, installs via npm, offers setup wizard.

Desktop app for macOS
Other ways to install
  • Windows download the alpha installer, or use the terminal today.
  • Linux — install with the one-liner or npm; the web app runs the same everywhere.
  • Server — running DorkOS somewhere other than your own machine? Run it in Docker.
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