OpenAI tests an always-on 'Persistent' mode for Codex
According to code seen by WIRED and confirmation from OpenAI, the company is testing a continuous mode for Codex that would allow an agent running 24/7. There is no immediate launch plan.
Who is affected and how
- tech lead
- Prepare for agents that run continuously, and define oversight and stop rules.
Sources
- OpenAI Releases 'Persistent Agent' Code for Codex: AI Operates 24/7 Without Forced Sleepkucoin · Aug 27, 2026
- OpenAI Is Developing a ‘Persistent’ AI Agentwired.com · Aug 27, 2026
- OpenAI's Persistent Codex Agent: From Chatbot to Always-On Digital Colleagueground.news · Aug 27, 2026
- OpenAI Codex May Soon Get an Always-On Persistent Modewindows report · Aug 28, 2026
- Codex Persistent Mode: OpenAI's Always-On Agent, What We Actually Know | CellCogcellcog.ai · Aug 28, 2026
- OpenAI тестує режим, у якому Codex сам шукатиме собі нові завдання. Як працюватиме Persistent mode? | dev.uadev.ua · Aug 28, 2026
- OpenAI Is Testing a Persistent Codex Mode, but Has No Immediate Launch Plans | MLQ Newsmlq.ai · Aug 28, 2026
- Codex: OpenAI testet dauerhaft aktiven Modusit-daily.net · Aug 28, 2026
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