# Codex plugin

10 Hacker News commenters recommended Codex plugin and 3 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 7 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** People recommend it for scanning the current repo and delegating tasks from Claude Code to cut usage. Critics note slowness and stalled reconnecting.

## Why people recommend it

- Delegates work from Claude Code (2 comments): "setting up both allows Claude Code to delegate tasks to Codex to reduce usage" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49368895)) "The quite useful tool is to use /opusplan along with /codex:rescue" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48738820))
- Heavy daily use as main tool (2 comments): "Claude and Codex have given me a huge ROI and are worth every penny." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49382227)) "98% just using the codex plugin" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48554953))
- Works well in VS Code and CLI (2 comments): "The plugin, including when invoked through the Codex CLI, is great for scanning the repo you're currently working in." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49090447)) "GPT 5.1 has been pure magic in VSCode via the Codex plugin" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46319013))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Warcraft III Peon Voice Notifications for Claude Code](https://hackerapproved.com/p/warcraft-iii-peon-voice-notifications-for-claude-code.md): 31 recommend
- [oh-my-openagent](https://hackerapproved.com/p/oh-my-openagent.md): 10 recommend
- [TDD Guard by Codeleash](https://hackerapproved.com/p/tdd-guard.md): 5 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://openai.com/codex/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Codex plugin", https://hackerapproved.com/p/codex-plugin/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).