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maxrubin629/codex-voice

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23TypeScriptAudience · developerComplexity · 3/5LicenseSetup · moderate

TLDR

A desktop app that lets you control the Codex coding assistant by voice using OpenAI's Realtime speech system.

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    What it does
      Voice control for Codex
      Realtime speech recognition
      Forwards approvals to user
    Tech stack
      TypeScript
      React
      OpenAI Realtime API
      Codex CLI
    Use cases
      Hands-free coding
      Voice-first task steering
      Manage per-project workspaces
    Audience
      Developers
    Setup
      npm install
      Add OPENAI_API_KEY
      Install Codex CLI
    Features
      Project resume and summarize
      Interrupt and steer
      Debug window

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Speak coding requests to Codex instead of typing them.

USE CASE 2

Approve or steer Codex's actions hands-free through voice.

USE CASE 3

Manage multiple coding projects each in their own workspace.

What is it built with?

TypeScriptReactOpenAI Realtime API

How does it compare?

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Setup difficultymoderatehardmoderate
Complexity3/54/52/5
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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 30min

Requires Node.js, the Codex CLI with app-server support, and an OpenAI API key.

MIT license: use freely for any purpose, including commercial use, as long as you keep the copyright notice.

In plain English

Codex Voice is a local desktop application that lets you control Codex (an AI coding assistant) by speaking to it instead of typing. It connects two things: OpenAI's Realtime voice system, which handles speech recognition and the back-and-forth audio conversation, and Codex's app-server mode, which handles actually running code, managing files, asking approval questions, and doing the coding work on your machine. The app shows a compact window where you speak your request. From there, it handles the full session lifecycle: creating and resuming projects, summarizing what Codex has done, interrupting or redirecting it mid-task, and forwarding any approval questions, like whether it is okay to delete a file, back to you through the voice interface. Each project gets its own workspace folder stored locally. You would use this if you want a hands-free or voice-first way to work with Codex on coding tasks, for example, when your hands are busy or you prefer talking through a problem rather than typing it out. It requires Node.js, the Codex command-line tool, and an OpenAI API key. The project is written in TypeScript and uses a React-based desktop UI with separate processes for the main application logic and the browser-side voice client.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Walk me through setting up my OpenAI API key for this app.
Prompt 2
Explain how the voice layer forwards approval questions to me.
Prompt 3
Help me switch between the gpt-realtime-2 and gpt-realtime-1.5 models.
Prompt 4
Show me how project workspaces are stored under Codex Voice Projects.

Frequently asked questions

What is codex-voice?

A desktop app that lets you control the Codex coding assistant by voice using OpenAI's Realtime speech system.

What language is codex-voice written in?

Mainly TypeScript. The stack also includes TypeScript, React, OpenAI Realtime API.

What license does codex-voice use?

MIT license: use freely for any purpose, including commercial use, as long as you keep the copyright notice.

How hard is codex-voice to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is codex-voice for?

Mainly developer.

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