OpenAI Brings Plugins to Codex, Narrowing the Gap with Claude Code
OpenAI has quietly expanded Codex’s capabilities by adding a plugins system — a move that makes the coding assistant feel less like a standalone tool and more like a configurable platform. On the surface, these plugins are collections that can include workflow “skills,” integrations with external applications, and connections to MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers. For users, the most immediate value is convenience: functionality that once required manual configuration can…
