Summary
Codex CLI 0.153.0 adds commands to list, install and remove plugins from remote marketplaces, along with experimental context management and new app-server thread metadata. It also improves recovery after app-server disconnects, preserves Guardian and MCP approval state across compaction, restarts and forks, and adds a fuller TUI history view.
Why it matters
The changes make longer-running coding-agent workflows easier to extend, recover and inspect. Remote plugins also increase the importance of extension provenance and approval controls.
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