Dude, check this out! OpenAI just dropped some seriously adorable features into the Codex app. Seriously, who needs another boring notification system when you can have an AI pet floating around telling you what the coding agent is up to?<br>
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So, these aren't actual coders, mind you. They’re these optional, animated companions that act as a floating overlay. They keep you in the loop—they'll tell you when Codex finishes a task or if it needs your input, all without you having to switch tabs. The coolest part is the quick access: just type `/pet` in Codex to summon or dismiss one of the eight built-in options.<br>
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But here’s where it gets fun: you can actually *generate* your own pets using the `/hatch` command, like a little goblin companion! Early adopters are already flooding the system with custom options, and apparently, some of them look like Clippy. It’s a nice touch that they’re rolling this out on both Windows and macOS Codex versions.<br>
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For the real power users, they’re throwing in a sweet deal: 30 days of ChatGPT Pro for ten of the coolest generated companions. This feels less like a feature and more like them trying to make the whole dev experience less sterile. Having a little cute guide for your agent is going to make debugging way more bearable.<br>
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Source: https://www.engadget.com/2162796/openai-introduces-ai-generated-pets-for-its-codex-app/