macOS · ANYBRIEF · CLI

Set up Codex

Install Codex on Mac, sign in with your subscription and configure the CLI provider in AnyBrief.

Summaries without separate API billing

Use a ChatGPT account with Codex access. Limits depend on your plan. This applies within the included allowance; extra credits cost more. Provider terms.

1. Install2. Sign in3. Connect4. Summaries

1Install the CLI

Open Terminal on your Mac using Spotlight (⌘Space). Paste the official installer command and press Enter.

Terminal · macOS
curl -fsSL https://chatgpt.com/codex/install.sh | sh

Follow the installer prompts, then open a new Terminal window and check the version:

Terminal · macOS
codex --version

Official installation instructions

Already using Homebrew?

You can install with Homebrew instead of the command above:

Terminal · macOS
brew install --cask codex

2Sign in with your subscription

Run this command and complete sign-in in your browser:

Terminal · macOS
codex login

Choose Sign in with ChatGPT and your account.

Confirm that ChatGPT sign-in is active:

Terminal · macOS
codex login status

API-key sign-in uses separate API billing.

More about sign-in and billing

3Add the connection in AnyBrief

  1. Open AnyBrief → Settings → LLM.
  2. Click + below the connection list and select CLI.
  3. Use these settings:
    Name
    Codex
    Preset
    Codex
  4. Keep the remaining defaults. Click Check, then Save settings.

You do not need to enter a run command: the AnyBrief preset builds it. Sign in under the same macOS user that runs the app.

4Select the CLI for summaries

  1. Open Templates → Processing → Summary. In earlier interfaces the section may be called “Templates and rules” or “Post-processing”.
  2. Enable automatic summary and choose your prompt.
  3. Set Summary LLM to the Codex connection.
  4. Save settings and record a short test meeting with speech. AnyBrief will create a summary after you stop.

If you use transcript cleanup, select this CLI on that tab too. Auto tries enabled connections in order and may fall back to a paid API.

Troubleshooting

CLI not found
Restart AnyBrief after installation. Check the path in Terminal:
Terminal · macOS
command -v codex
AnyBrief searches standard folders, including ~/.local/bin, /opt/homebrew/bin and /usr/local/bin.
Sign-in missing or expired
Repeat step 2, then click Check in AnyBrief.
Limit reached or request takes too long
If the allowance is exhausted, wait for it to reset. If a long meeting exceeds the timeout, increase the connection timeout, for example to 600 seconds, and retry the summary.

For summaries, meeting text is sent to your selected CLI provider. Other CLI providers →