Running the OpenAI Codex CLI inside provides a seamless, Linux-native sandbox for terminal-driven AI automation. While a native Windows installation is possible, the Windows shell often encounters execution quirks and path formatting conflicts.
: For maximum speed, projects should be stored directly within the WSL file system (e.g., /home/user/project ) rather than on the mounted Windows drive ( /mnt/c/ ). install codex cli wsl
npm install -g openai