Codex feature that watches a screen recording of a task and turns it into a reusable skill. Works best for stable workflows; currently macOS with computer use only and not available in the EU.
Codex feature that turns a screen recording of a task into a reusable skill the agent can replay on your computer.
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Codex Record and Replay at a glance
- What is Codex Record and Replay?
- Codex Record and Replay is an app from OpenAI. Codex feature that turns a screen recording of a task into a reusable skill the agent can replay on your computer.
- Who makes Codex Record and Replay?
- Codex Record and Replay is made by OpenAI.
- Does Codex Record and Replay work in the EU?
- Not in the EU. A creator (AI Search) reported the feature is macOS with computer use only and not available in the EU. Codex generally is offered in the EEA under OpenAI Ireland's Terms, but no official page confirms EU availability of this feature. Last verified 14 Nov 2026.
- How much does Codex Record and Replay cost?
- Paid. Codex is included in ChatGPT plans (Plus, Pro, Business, Edu, Enterprise); the Record and Replay feature has no separate price stated. Licence: Proprietary (Codex CLI repo: Apache-2.0).
- Where was Codex Record and Replay shown?
- In 2 creator videos by AI Search, Matt Wolfe. Most recently by AI Search on 21 Jun 2026, at 13:15 in “New robot waifus, GLM 5.2 craze, AI spas, new world models, new science agents: AI NEWS”.
Sources: the vendor's own pages (linked above) and creator videos at the linked timestamps. EU status is information, not legal advice; see how we check.
Record and Replay is a feature of OpenAI's Codex agent. The user records themselves performing a task on their computer, and Codex converts the recording into a reusable skill that it can later run again, using computer-use tools. Creators demonstrated it with a YouTube upload workflow.
It is aimed at repeatable, stable workflows that are tedious to describe in text. Because replay relies on computer use, it depends on the on-screen interface staying consistent between runs.
Per creator reports, it currently works on macOS with computer use only and was not available in the EU at the time of those videos. Codex itself is included in ChatGPT plans (Plus, Pro, Business, and others), and the Codex CLI is open source under Apache-2.0. The feature's own availability and limits should be checked in the official docs.
- Records a screen demonstration of a task
- Converts the recording into a reusable Codex skill
- Replays the workflow later via computer use
- Best suited to stable, repeatable workflows
- Reported as macOS-only at launch
As seen on YouTube
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A Codex feature that records a video of you doing a task on your computer, turns it into a skill, and replays it later, shown with a YouTube upload example.
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