How to use Codex Memories: what you can do with it

3 use cases

• Give Codex a local memory of project decisions

  Install a local, Git-backed memory so Codex can recall decisions across sessions.

  • REPO libenxier-beep/codex-memories
  • Codex
  • Software and DevOps
  • Intermediate
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  Clone the codex-memories repo from https://github.com/libenxier-beep/codex-memories, run ./install.sh, then run ~/.local/share/codex-memories/bin/codex-memories doctor. Report the integration line; it should show review_required until the hook plan is merged, and confirm the Authority path is ~/.codex/memories.

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• Check the memory loop with a throwaway demo first

  Run a synthetic commit, index, and recall cycle before installing anything.

  • REPO libenxier-beep/codex-memories
  • Software and DevOps
  • Intermediate
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  Clone the codex-memories repo from https://github.com/libenxier-beep/codex-memories and run python3 scripts/codex_memories.py demo. Report whether it prints 'Codex Memories demo: PASS' and quote the recalled line; verify that no files under ~/.codex/memories were created.

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• Roll back progressive recall without losing memory

  Switch from progressive retrieval back to legacy recall while keeping stored memory.

  • REPO libenxier-beep/codex-memories
  • Codex
  • Software and DevOps
  • Advanced
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  In the codex-memories repo, run python3 scripts/agent_memory.py --progressive-state-dir <owner-only-state-dir> progressive rollback. Report the command output and confirm the memory authority under ~/.codex/memories still exists and was not deleted.

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Quick start with Codex Memories

1. Check you have what it needs: Python 3.9+ and Git installed; A local Codex installation for the full install (the demo needs no Codex account or API key); Review access to your Codex hooks configuration, since the installer does not edit hooks.json.
2. Open libenxier-beep/codex-memories on GitHub and read the README and license.
3. git clone https://github.com/libenxier-beep/codex-memories.git
4. cd codex-memories
5. ./install.sh
6. ~/.local/share/codex-memories/bin/codex-memories doctor

These steps come from our top use case, Give Codex a local memory of project decisions, which also has a copy-paste agent prompt.

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About this repo

• Who it is forDevelopers who use OpenAI Codex on their own machines and want project decisions kept locally instead of in a hosted memory service.
• Why it is hot103 stars, launched 60 days ago
• LanguagePython
• Sourcegithub.com/libenxier-beep/codex-memories · Back to Hot repos

Requirements

• Python 3.9+ and Git installed
• A local Codex installation for the full install (the demo needs no Codex account or API key)
• Review access to your Codex hooks configuration, since the installer does not edit hooks.json

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