Codex CLI v0.165 adds built-in Vertex AI provider and enables memories by default
Codex CLI v0.165.0 introduces a built-in Google Cloud Vertex AI provider configured via model_provider = "gcp" and turns on memory v2 by default for fresh profiles. The release also enables mid-conversation reasoning effort changes and closes a marketplace URL validation gap.
- Vertex AI is configured with model_provider = "gcp" in user-level config
- Memory v2 is on by default for fresh profiles, stored in ~/.codex/memories/
- Reasoning effort can now change mid-conversation on supported models
- A marketplace URL validation gap that could redirect Git to another host was closed
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