Codex Remote

Codex Remote

Codex Remote is an open-source macOS app and toolchain that provisions remote machines on cloud providers and installs AI runtimes (Claude, Codex) and agent tooling, letting you run agents and developer workflows on rented boxes while keeping credentials local.

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Codex Remote is an open-source macOS application and operator tooling that automates creating cloud machines, bootstrapping them over SSH, installing the Codex CLI and Claude Code, and registering agents so remote AI runtimes and developer tools appear in your local workflows. It supports multiple cloud providers (Hetzner, AWS, DigitalOcean, Linode, Vultr, Scaleway) and uses an externally hosted registry (codexremote.io/registry.json) so new providers can be added without a release. The project is intended for developers and teams who want reproducible, agent-run remote machines for AI workloads while keeping credentials on the user’s Mac and paying the cloud provider directly.

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Key Features

One-click machine creation

Creates a server on supported clouds via OpenTofu modules, bootstraps over SSH, and applies a per-cloud module so one machine is made with your key and its own state file.

Installs AI runtimes and tooling

Installs the Codex CLI at /usr/local/bin/codex, Claude Code under its own account, and your MCP servers so models and agents run on the remote host.

Agent management with granular permissions

Agents can read machines, create and configure machines, run commands, sync projects, or destroy machines; each capability requires explicit permission and destructive actions need extra confirmation.

SSH configuration and app-server pairing

Registers each host with a Host codex-remote-<name> block in your SSH config so the app can start codex app-server over SSH and connect to the host.

Portable project sync

codex-remote push clones or copies project files and sends untracked configuration separately so gitignored .env or portable MCP servers travel with the machine.

Token and credential handling

Cloud tokens are stored in the macOS login keychain and never written to a file or OpenTofu state according to the site.

Provider registry and extensibility

Providers are defined in a JSON registry fetched at runtime (codexremote.io/registry.json); you can point the app at your own registry under Settings → Providers to use custom modules.

Systemd unit management

Everything installed shares a common prefix so systemctl status 'codex-remote-*' shows services and a stop/start can restore the whole setup.

Cross-platform cloud support

Supports multiple public clouds (listed on the site) and allows adding providers via registry entries without waiting for app releases.

Pricing

Free Tier Available

Open-source (MIT) software with no service fees from Codex Remote; you bring and pay your own cloud account directly.

Use Cases

Deploy AI runtimes on rented machines

Quickly create a cloud VM with Codex or Claude Code installed so you can run models or agents on dedicated hardware without manual bootstrap steps.

Agent-driven machine lifecycle

Allow an agent to inspect, create, configure, and manage machines for CI, automated experiments, or team workflows with controlled permission levels.

Custom provider or homelab modules

Point the app at a custom registry or open a pull request to add providers, enabling internal clouds, homelabs, or forks with organization-specific packages and volumes.

Portable development environments

Push projects and accompanying untracked configuration to remote machines so workspaces travel with the machine and run consistently.

Integrations

OpenTofu

Uses OpenTofu HCL modules to apply provider-specific infrastructure when creating machines; the registry entries include HCL for machine creation.

Cloud providers (Hetzner, AWS, DigitalOcean, Linode, Vultr, Scaleway)

Creates VMs on these providers using provider-specific modules and credentials you supply.

Claude / Claude Code

Installs and runs Claude Code under its own account so Claude can dial out and appear in your account.

SSH / systemd

Bootstraps machines over SSH, writes Host codex-remote-<name> entries to SSH config, and installs systemd units for each agent/service.

Local registry.json

Fetches a JSON provider catalogue at runtime (codexremote.io/registry.json) and allows pointing Settings → Providers to a custom registry URL.

Benefits

Automates repetitive, fiddly provisioning and bootstrap steps to get AI tooling running on remote machines quickly.
Keeps cloud credentials and tokens on your Mac (login keychain) and on the created machines — there is no middle service.
Per-machine state files and systemd units make each host independent and recoverable after restarts.
Extensible provider registry allows adding clouds or homelab modules without waiting for app releases.
Open-source MIT license lets teams inspect and modify behavior and host their own registries.

Limitations

macOS requirement: documented as MACOS 15 OR LATER APPLE SILICON / INTEL — requires a compatible Mac.
Registry integrity risk: registry JSON can change; the HCL contract expects a pinned SHA-256 and outputs instance_id and public_ipv4 or the machine will be unreachable.
No hosted service: you must bring and pay your own cloud account; Codex Remote does not mediate billing or host machines.
Agent destructive actions require explicit enablement and confirmations (destroy_machine needs the machine name twice) to avoid accidental deletion.

Frequently Asked Questions

No verified FAQs are available.

Getting Started

  1. 1 Install the app: brew install --cask pandelisz/tap/codex-remote, or download the latest release, unzip and drag to Applications.
  2. 2 Add a cloud token for a supported provider (Hetzner, AWS, DigitalOcean, Linode, Vultr, Scaleway) — tokens go to your login keychain.
  3. 3 Press New machine in the app or hand the job to an agent to create and configure a machine; the app bootstraps it over SSH and registers it.

Support

Documentation

Operator’s Guide and docs available on codexremote.io (documentation and CONTRIBUTING.md referenced).

GitHub Releases

Releases and source code available via the project's GitHub (Releases link on the site).

Issues

File issues on the project's GitHub Issues page (link provided on the site).

API

Available: No

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