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TLDR

A Python tool for automating ChatGPT account registration and Codex OAuth authorization, built for automation research and testing per its own disclaimer.

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    What it does
      Automates account signup
      Completes OAuth flow
      Pluggable post-processing
    Tech stack
      Python
      IMAP
      Browser automation
    Use cases
      Research automation flows
      Study bot-check bypass
      Bulk credential import
    Safety
      ToS and legal disclaimer
      User assumes all risk
    Plugins
      CLIProxyAPI upload
      Sub2API import

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Study how a Python tool automates browser-based account registration and OAuth flows.

USE CASE 2

Learn how iCloud Hide My Email addresses can be generated and read programmatically via IMAP.

USE CASE 3

Explore techniques used to work around Cloudflare Turnstile bot verification challenges.

USE CASE 4

Bulk import saved account credentials into a companion proxy project like CLIProxyAPI.

What is it built with?

PythonIMAPSelenium/Browser automation

How does it compare?

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Stars202020
LanguagePythonPythonPython
Setup difficultymoderatemoderatemoderate
Complexity4/52/5
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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 30min

Requires an iCloud Plus account and app-specific password, optional paid SMS service for phone verification.

In plain English

This is a Python automation tool for registering ChatGPT accounts and completing Codex OAuth authorization, with a pluggable system for what happens after an account is created. The project's own README states plainly that it is meant for research into automation workflows, testing environments, and personal learning, and that users are responsible for following the target site's terms of service and local laws. The tool offers two main modes: automatically registering brand new ChatGPT accounts and completing Codex authorization for them, or logging into existing accounts in bulk or one at a time to complete that same authorization step. It can generate iCloud Hide My Email addresses and read verification codes from iCloud through IMAP, rotating between multiple iCloud accounts if one hits an hourly limit. An optional paid SMS service can handle phone verification during signup. To get past Cloudflare's Turnstile bot check, the tool uses a combination of image template matching and self-learning pattern recognition, and it also randomizes browser fingerprint details like window size, user agent, and time zone. Each registered account's credentials can be saved in a couple of different file formats meant to plug into two related proxy projects, CLIProxyAPI and Sub2API, and separate scripts exist to bulk-import saved credentials into either system or to monitor usage and automatically register replacement accounts when a quota runs low. The project tracks the status of each email through the process, retries failures automatically up to three times, and can resume after an interruption. Setup involves cloning the repository, copying an example environment file, filling in iCloud and optional service credentials, installing Python dependencies, and running the main script, which presents a menu of these operations.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Explain what this tool automates and what its README says about acceptable use.
Prompt 2
Walk me through how the iCloud Hide My Email and IMAP verification code flow works here.
Prompt 3
Show me how the pluggable post-processing plugin system in src/plugins works.
Prompt 4
Help me understand the retry and resume mechanism this project uses for failed registrations.

Frequently asked questions

What is codex_me?

A Python tool for automating ChatGPT account registration and Codex OAuth authorization, built for automation research and testing per its own disclaimer.

What language is codex_me written in?

Mainly Python. The stack also includes Python, IMAP, Selenium/Browser automation.

How hard is codex_me to set up?

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

Who is codex_me for?

Mainly developer.

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