# Install codex with npm

Static site and code documentation generator. Version 0.2.3 via npm; verified 2012-05-07.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install npm:codex
```

## Agent safety answer

codex from npm is an AI coding agent package with local file and command access potential.

- **Credential access:** May access project files, model tokens, environment variables, and local tool configs.
- **Remote mutation:** Can drive commands that mutate repositories, packages, or cloud state.
- **Publish/artifact risk:** Can generate code and invoke release or deployment workflows.
- **Recommended control:** Run under containment and gate sensitive host tool calls.
- **Agent-use guidance:** Limit workspace scope; require approval before secrets, publishing, or remote writes.

Additional install commands:

### Portable and language managers

- npm (100%):

```sh
npm install -g codex
```

  Evidence: local npm package metadata

## Package facts

- **Package key:** npm:codex
- **Package manager:** npm
- **Package manager page:** <https://www.npmjs.com/package/codex>
- **Version:** 0.2.3
- **Source summary:** Static site and code documentation generator.
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/logicalparadox/codex>
- **Source archive:** <https://registry.npmjs.org/codex/-/codex-0.2.3.tgz>
- **Issue tracker:** <https://github.com/logicalparadox/codex/issues>
- **Published:** 2012-05-07T07:21:12.679Z
- **Last updated:** 2012-05-07T07:21:12.679Z
- **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00

## Executables

- codex (cli)

## Dependencies

- connect
- dox
- drip
- fez
- highlight.js
- jade
- marked
- ncp
- nib
- oath
- optimist
- rimraf
- stylus
- tea
- yaml

## Build dependencies

- chai
- mocha

## Install behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-07-08
- Package-manager version: 0.2.3
- Package-manager updated: 2012-05-07
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/logicalparadox/codex
- warning: The package-manager record has not been updated in over a year.
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.

## Security Notes

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for codex. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.


## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** npm registry
- **Dist Tags:** Latest: 0.2.3
- **Version Count:** 12
- **Maintainers:** jakeluer
- **Author:** Jake Luer
- **Publisher:** jakeluer
- **Engines:** Node: >= 0.4.8
- **Integrity:** sha512-+MQbh3UIJRZFawxQUgPAEXKyL9o06fy8JmrgW4EnMeMlj8kh3Jljh4+CcOdH9yt82FTkmEwUR2qOrOev3ZoJJA==
- **Shasum:** 3091a8dfbc090ea61e46d8befd501ec62edea366
- **File Count:** 0
- **Created At:** 2011-10-01T23:08:40.313Z
- **Latest Published At:** 2012-05-07T07:21:12.679Z
- **Modified At:** 2025-12-07T17:03:50.619Z

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - codex: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/co/codex/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- MacPorts - codex: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: llm/codex/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Scoop - main/codex: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/codex.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- winget - OpenAI.Codex: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: OpenAI.Codex from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix
- winget - WalkingWiFi.CodexRateLimitTray: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: WalkingWiFi.CodexRateLimitTray from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix
- winget - jcv8000.Codex: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: jcv8000.Codex from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix


## Related links

- [Documentation packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/documentation-tools/) - Matched curated package taxonomy and local package facts.
- [docker](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/npm/docker/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: documentation, dox, generator, highlight, highlight-js.
- [spectaql](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/npm/spectaql/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: connect, documentation, generator, highlight, highlight-js.
- [docco](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/npm/docco/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: documentation, generator, highlight, highlight-js, marked.

## Sources

- Nucleus package database
- package-page enrichment
- package version freshness
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated agent safety answer