OpenAI Unveils Codex Micro: A Tactile Command Center for AI Agents
I am introducing the Codex Micro, a specialized keyboard designed in collaboration with Work Louder to streamline your agentic workflow. This device brings your AI agents within reach, featuring live RGB status lights to show what each agent is doing and tactile controls to instantly trigger common Codex actions like debugging or refactoring. By mapping core commands to dedicated keys and allowing real-time adjustment of reasoning levels, this tool helps you ship code faster with less context switching.
Keep active chats close, spot what every agent is doing through live RGB feedback, and map your most-used Codex actions to tactile controls built for the way you actually ship.
- geraneum
If you’re puzzled as to why this exists, imagine that, out of the goodness of your heart, you donate $230 to OpenAI to support their mission of rear ending the singularity, and receive Codex Micro memorabilia as a token of appreciation.
- Centigonal
The cloud logo that is inscribed onto the base of this device and on its bottom-right key is no longer used by OpenAI. In fact, the "Codex" app, branding, and featureset was folded entirely into the ChatGPT app earlier this week. Upon release, this device is already outdated.
What an interesting world we live in!
- nikisweeting
If you want an $18 DIY / open hardware version of this using an LED cube off amazon & WLED, here you go: https://github.com/pirate/led-cube-agent-monitor
- gravypod
How is this more expensive than a Stream Deck? Shouldn't OpenAI be able to undercut existing software / hardware stacks due to how automated their engineering team is?
https://openai.com/supply/co-lab/work-louder/ - $230
https://www.elgato.com/us/en/p/stream-deck - $130, with LCD sceens, works with any apps
- landr0id
If anyone is looking at this thinking it looks pretty and wants to check out Work Louder's keyboards, let me save you the time. Their keyboards must be made by designers who do not type much because they are both not pleasant to type on and not very high-quality.
The Nomad [E] might be one of the worst keyboards I've ever purchased, and I owned one of the original butterfly switch MacBooks.
- kevinsync
Wouldn't surprise me if the real purpose of this is to get a physical object on your desk that makes you constantly think about Codex -- either babysitting your currently-running agents when it's lit up and running, or subconsciously bullying / shaming you into using Codex if you're not right at this very moment.
An electronic Siren's Song if you will.
- jawns
It's not clear why this physical object is a better solution to the problem than, say, a window on your screen. Feels like more of a hobby project than something that provides $230 of value.
- mortenjorck
This is not really intended as a product you will use today.
This is an intentionally provocative statement on the future of work, where your keyboard is not supplemented by, but rather replaced by a dozen or so buttons for prompting (via voice), reviewing, approving or rejecting.
Codex Micro is a workstation controller for the knowledge worker in sama's 2030 fever dream. I'm not even entirely sure I disagree.