Codex 0.169.0 adds multiple side-chat tabs, task search, custom provider setup and a Cloud connection

OpenAI's release notes for Codex 0.169.0 list these new features:

• Side chats: the opt-in terminal workspace supports several side-chat tabs, switchable by keyboard or mouse, and saved local side chats can be reopened after a restart.
• Task search: search older tasks from the agent command center by name, prompt preview or working directory.
• Transcript: a "Collapse turn details" setting folds completed activity beneath each prompt in the full-screen transcript while keeping answers visible and tool output searchable.
• Custom providers: add or edit them from the terminal. With custom gateway onboarding enabled, you can create a provider during sign-in and use a device code for supported gateways over SSH or without a local browser.
• Diagnostics: Ctrl+S in the terminal report editor saves a diagnostic ZIP locally, even when uploads are disabled.
• Cloud connection: on macOS and Linux, the opt-in connection lets you send images, choose a model and reasoning effort, and archive or restore Cloud conversations from the terminal.

codex exec now keeps project configuration and MCP servers disabled in untrusted directories, even with --sandbox workspace-write; --trust on codex exec or codex review explicitly saves project trust. The release also fixes Windows sandbox handling, macOS pasted-image orientation and interrupted turns, and updates bundled SQLite to 3.54.