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 "generated": "2026-10-26",
 "id": "liyana31811-codexless--inspect-and-edit-local-project-from-chatgpt",
 "repo": "liyana31811/Codexless",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/liyana31811/Codexless",
 "repo_slug": "liyana31811-codexless",
 "title": "Let ChatGPT inspect and edit a local project",
 "page_title": "How to let ChatGPT inspect and edit a local project with Codexless",
 "summary": "Run Codexless on your machine so ChatGPT can read, edit, and test files in a project you choose.",
 "who": "A developer who wants ChatGPT to work on a local codebase from the normal Chat window without moving the task into another app.",
 "problem": "Keeping project rules and tool access in a second workflow means repeating setup and switching context for every change.",
 "outcome": "ChatGPT can inspect the project, edit files, run bounded commands and Git, and verify results, reusing existing Codex Skills and project rules.",
 "steps": [
  "Clone or download the Codexless source tree for the release you want, then run `.\\bin\\codexless-install.cmd` on Windows or `sh ./bin/codexless-install.sh` on Apple Silicon macOS.",
  "Check your project with `& \"$env:LOCALAPPDATA\\Codexless\\bin\\codexless-doctor.cmd\" --cwd \"C:\\path\\to\\your\\project\"` on Windows, or `\"$HOME/Library/Application Support/Codexless/app/bin/codexless-doctor.sh\" --cwd \"/path/to/your/project\"` on macOS.",
  "Start the HTTP service with `& \"$env:LOCALAPPDATA\\Codexless\\bin\\codexless-http.cmd\"` on Windows, or `\"$HOME/Library/Application Support/Codexless/app/bin/codexless-http.sh\"` on macOS.",
  "Expose the local endpoint through an authenticated Tunnel or remote MCP endpoint and connect it to ChatGPT as a custom app or developer-mode MCP connection.",
  "In a normal ChatGPT Chat, ask for a specific change in your project and review the files it reports editing."
 ],
 "agent_prompt": "Using the Codexless repository at https://github.com/liyana31811/Codexless, install it on this machine, run the doctor check against <project-path>, and report which local project tools ChatGPT can now call. Verify that the doctor check passes before reporting success.",
 "agents": [
  "any"
 ],
 "difficulty": "Intermediate",
 "time": "1 hour",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "Codexless is an independent project, not an OpenAI product, and the README says it does not silently widen Codex trust or configure your Tunnel for you.",
 "category": "Software and DevOps",
 "tags": [
  "Software and DevOps"
 ],
 "lang": "javascript",
 "requirements": [
  "Node.js 22 or newer",
  "A working local Codex installation (Codex Desktop is optional if a working CLI or runtime is available)",
  "A supported platform: Windows, Apple Silicon macOS (arm64), or Ubuntu Linux (x64) Technical Preview",
  "A ChatGPT plan; Plus and Pro have been verified working",
  "An authenticated Tunnel or remote MCP endpoint, plus a ChatGPT custom app or developer-mode MCP connection, so ChatGPT can reach your local Codexless"
 ],
 "risk": "sensitive",
 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "mentioned_publicly": false,
 "risks": [
  {
   "tag": "credentials",
   "notice": "Exposing the local endpoint through a Tunnel or remote MCP connection gives a remote caller access bounded by your local Codex authorization, so use an authenticated Tunnel and review the permission ceiling in SECURITY.md first."
  }
 ],
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 "score": 1.0,
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