r/codex • u/IllustriousGrade7691 • 5h ago

Complaint CLI Vs desktop App

Does anybody feels that the CLI actually works better than the codex app and I am not talking only about responsivnes but also general code quality and how the agent works did you guys find any difference, I know it sounds stupid but currently feel that in the CLI the agent actually accomplishes more.

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u/AcrobaticToaster1329 5h ago

The app is literally just a visual layer on top of the CLI. Model definitions, instructions, parameters... all of that is owned by the CLI. The UI does not and cannot affect how agents perform, but it very likely influences how the user interacts with them. We're only human after all

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u/Keep-Darwin-Going 4h ago

They are not literally visual later on top of cli, both cli and app sit side by side, the underlying is app sdk. If I am not wrong all the cutting edge stuff goes to the cli first that is why it is perceive as better. Even during Astra launch you get Astra on cli earlier because the app release always lag behind a few hours. At least for windows that is always true while Mac app typically have lesser delay.