OpenAI ChatGPT OAuth Plugin for opencode

This plugin enables opencode to use OpenAI's Codex backend via ChatGPT Plus/Pro OAuth authentication, allowing you to use your ChatGPT subscription instead of OpenAI Platform API credits.

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⚠️ Terms of Service & Usage Notice

Important: This plugin is designed for personal development use only with your own ChatGPT Plus/Pro subscription. By using this tool, you agree to:

• ✅ Use only for individual productivity and coding assistance
• ✅ Respect OpenAI's rate limits and usage policies
• ✅ Not use to power commercial services or resell access
• ✅ Comply with OpenAI's Terms of Use and Usage Policies

This tool uses OpenAI's official OAuth authentication (the same method as OpenAI's official Codex CLI). However, users are responsible for ensuring their usage complies with OpenAI's terms.

⚠️ Not Suitable For:

• Commercial API resale or white-labeling
• High-volume automated extraction beyond personal use
• Applications serving multiple users with one subscription
• Any use that violates OpenAI's acceptable use policies

For production applications or commercial use, use the OpenAI Platform API with proper API keys.

💰 Token Usage & Prompt Caching

• ✅ ChatGPT Plus/Pro OAuth authentication - Use your existing subscription
• ✅ 20 pre-configured model variants - Adds GPT-5.1 Codex (low/med/high), GPT-5.1 Codex Mini, and GPT-5.1 general presets (none/low/medium/high) alongside the legacy gpt-5 lineup
• ✅ Zero external dependencies - Lightweight with only @openauthjs/openauth
• ✅ Auto-refreshing tokens - Handles token expiration automatically
• ✅ Prompt caching - Reuses responses across turns via stable prompt_cache_key
• ✅ Smart auto-updating Codex instructions - Tracks latest stable release with ETag caching
• ✅ Full tool support - write, edit, bash, grep, glob, and more
• ✅ CODEX_MODE - Codex-OpenCode bridge prompt with Task tool & MCP awareness (enabled by default)
• ✅ Automatic tool remapping - Codex tools → opencode tools
• ✅ Configurable reasoning - Control effort, summary verbosity, and text output
• ✅ Usage-aware errors - Shows clear guidance when ChatGPT subscription limits are reached
• ✅ Type-safe & tested - Strict TypeScript with 160+ unit tests + 14 integration tests
• ✅ Modular architecture - Easy to maintain and extend Prompt caching is enabled by default to optimize your token usage and reduce costs.

How Caching Works

• Enabled by default: enablePromptCaching: true
• GPT-5.1 models leverage OpenAI's extended 24-hour prompt cache retention window for cheaper follow-ups
• Maintains conversation context across multiple turns
• Reduces token consumption by reusing cached prompts
• Lowers costs significantly for multi-turn conversations

Managing Caching

Recommended: Full Configuration (Codex CLI Experience)

For the complete experience with all reasoning variants matching the official Codex CLI:

1. Copy the full configuration from config/full-opencode.json to your opencode config file:

{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "plugin": [
    "@promethean-os/opencode-openai-codex-auth"
  ],
  "provider": {
    "openai": {
      "options": {
        "reasoningEffort": "medium",
        "reasoningSummary": "auto",
        "textVerbosity": "medium",
        "include": [
          "reasoning.encrypted_content"
        ],
        "store": false
      },
      "models": {
        "gpt-5.1-codex-low": {
          "name": "GPT 5.1 Codex Low (OAuth)",
          "limit": {
            "context": 400000,
            "output": 128000
          },
          "options": {
            "reasoningEffort": "low",
            "reasoningSummary": "auto",
            "textVerbosity": "medium",
            "include": [
              "reasoning.encrypted_content"
            ],
            "store": false
          }
        },
        "gpt-5.1-codex-medium": {
          "name": "GPT 5.1 Codex Medium (OAuth)",
          "limit": {
            "context": 400000,
            "output": 128000
          },
          "options": {
            "reasoningEffort": "medium",
            "reasoningSummary": "auto",
            "textVerbosity": "medium",
            "include": [
              "reasoning.encrypted_content"
            ],
            "store": false
          }
        },
        "gpt-5.1-codex-high": {
          "name": "GPT 5.1 Codex High (OAuth)",
          "limit": {
            "context": 400000,
            "output": 128000
          },
          "options": {
            "reasoningEffort": "high",
            "reasoningSummary": "detailed",
            "textVerbosity": "medium",
            "include": [
              "reasoning.encrypted_content"
            ],
            "store": false
          }
        },
        "gpt-5.1-codex-mini-medium": {
          "name": "GPT 5.1 Codex Mini Medium (OAuth)",
          "limit": {
            "context": 200000,
            "output": 100000
          },
          "options": {
            "reasoningEffort": "medium",
            "reasoningSummary": "auto",
            "textVerbosity": "medium",
            "include": [
              "reasoning.encrypted_content"
            ],
            "store": false
          }
        },
        "gpt-5.1-codex-mini-high": {
          "name": "GPT 5.1 Codex Mini High (OAuth)",
          "limit": {
            "context": 200000,
            "output": 100000
          },
          "options": {
            "reasoningEffort": "high",
            "reasoningSummary": "detailed",
            "textVerbosity": "medium",
            "include": [
              "reasoning.encrypted_content"
            ],
            "store": false
          }
        },
        "gpt-5.1-none": {
          "name": "GPT 5.1 None (OAuth)",
          "limit": {
            "context": 400000,
            "output": 128000
          },
          "options": {
            "reasoningEffort": "none",
            "reasoningSummary": "auto",
            "textVerbosity": "medium",
            "include": [
              "reasoning.encrypted_content"
            ],
            "store": false
          }
        },
        "gpt-5.1-low": {
          "name": "GPT 5.1 Low (OAuth)",
          "limit": {
            "context": 400000,
            "output": 128000
          },
          "options": {
            "reasoningEffort": "low",
            "reasoningSummary": "auto",
            "textVerbosity": "low",
            "include": [
              "reasoning.encrypted_content"
            ],
            "store": false
          }
        },
        "gpt-5.1-medium": {
          "name": "GPT 5.1 Medium (OAuth)",
          "limit": {
            "context": 400000,
            "output": 128000
          },
          "options": {
            "reasoningEffort": "medium",
            "reasoningSummary": "auto",
            "textVerbosity": "medium",
            "include": [
              "reasoning.encrypted_content"
            ],
            "store": false
          }
        },
        "gpt-5.1-high": {
          "name": "GPT 5.1 High (OAuth)",
          "limit": {
            "context": 400000,
            "output": 128000
          },
          "options": {
            "reasoningEffort": "high",
            "reasoningSummary": "detailed",
            "textVerbosity": "high",
            "include": [
              "reasoning.encrypted_content"
            ],
            "store": false
          }
        },
        "gpt-5-codex-low": {
          "name": "GPT 5 Codex Low (OAuth)",
          "limit": {
            "context": 400000,
            "output": 128000
          },
          "options": {
            "reasoningEffort": "low",
            "reasoningSummary": "auto",
            "textVerbosity": "medium",
            "include": [
              "reasoning.encrypted_content"
            ],
            "store": false
          }
        },
        "gpt-5-codex-medium": {
          "name": "GPT 5 Codex Medium (OAuth)",
          "limit": {
            "context": 400000,
            "output": 128000
          },
          "options": {
            "reasoningEffort": "medium",
            "reasoningSummary": "auto",
            "textVerbosity": "medium",
            "include": [
              "reasoning.encrypted_content"
            ],
            "store": false
          }
        },
        "gpt-5-codex-high": {
          "name": "GPT 5 Codex High (OAuth)",
          "limit": {
            "context": 400000,
            "output": 128000
          },
          "options": {
            "reasoningEffort": "high",
            "reasoningSummary": "detailed",
            "textVerbosity": "medium",
            "include": [
              "reasoning.encrypted_content"
            ],
            "store": false
          }
        },
        "gpt-5-codex-mini-medium": {
          "name": "GPT 5 Codex Mini Medium (OAuth)",
          "limit": {
            "context": 200000,
            "output": 100000
          },
          "options": {
            "reasoningEffort": "medium",
            "reasoningSummary": "auto",
            "textVerbosity": "medium",
            "include": [
              "reasoning.encrypted_content"
            ],
            "store": false
          }
        },
        "gpt-5-codex-mini-high": {
          "name": "GPT 5 Codex Mini High (OAuth)",
          "limit": {
            "context": 200000,
            "output": 100000
          },
          "options": {
            "reasoningEffort": "high",
            "reasoningSummary": "detailed",
            "textVerbosity": "medium",
            "include": [
              "reasoning.encrypted_content"
            ],
            "store": false
          }
        },
        "gpt-5-minimal": {
          "name": "GPT 5 Minimal (OAuth)",
          "limit": {
            "context": 400000,
            "output": 128000
          },
          "options": {
            "reasoningEffort": "minimal",
            "reasoningSummary": "auto",
            "textVerbosity": "low",
            "include": [
              "reasoning.encrypted_content"
            ],
            "store": false
          }
        },
        "gpt-5-low": {
          "name": "GPT 5 Low (OAuth)",
          "limit": {
            "context": 400000,
            "output": 128000
          },
          "options": {
            "reasoningEffort": "low",
            "reasoningSummary": "auto",
            "textVerbosity": "low",
            "include": [
              "reasoning.encrypted_content"
            ],
            "store": false
          }
        },
        "gpt-5-medium": {
          "name": "GPT 5 Medium (OAuth)",
          "limit": {
            "context": 400000,
            "output": 128000
          },
          "options": {
            "reasoningEffort": "medium",
            "reasoningSummary": "auto",
            "textVerbosity": "medium",
            "include": [
              "reasoning.encrypted_content"
            ],
            "store": false
          }
        },
        "gpt-5-high": {
          "name": "GPT 5 High (OAuth)",
          "limit": {
            "context": 400000,
            "output": 128000
          },
          "options": {
            "reasoningEffort": "high",
            "reasoningSummary": "detailed",
            "textVerbosity": "high",
            "include": [
              "reasoning.encrypted_content"
            ],
            "store": false
          }
        },
        "gpt-5-mini": {
          "name": "GPT 5 Mini (OAuth)",
          "limit": {
            "context": 400000,
            "output": 128000
          },
          "options": {
            "reasoningEffort": "low",
            "reasoningSummary": "auto",
            "textVerbosity": "low",
            "include": [
              "reasoning.encrypted_content"
            ],
            "store": false
          }
        },
        "gpt-5-nano": {
          "name": "GPT 5 Nano (OAuth)",
          "limit": {
            "context": 400000,
            "output": 128000
          },
          "options": {
            "reasoningEffort": "minimal",
            "reasoningSummary": "auto",
            "textVerbosity": "low",
            "include": [
              "reasoning.encrypted_content"
            ],
            "store": false
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Global config: ~/.config/opencode/opencode.json Project config: <project>/.opencode.json

This now gives you 20 model variants: the new GPT-5.1 lineup (recommended) plus every legacy gpt-5 preset for backwards compatibility.

All appear in the opencode model selector as "GPT 5.1 Codex Low (OAuth)", "GPT 5 High (OAuth)", etc.

Available Model Variants (Full Config)

When using config/full-opencode.json, you get these GPT-5.1 presets plus the original gpt-5 variants:

GPT-5.1 lineup (recommended)

| CLI Model ID | TUI Display Name | Reasoning Effort | Best For | |--------------|------------------|-----------------|----------| | gpt-5.1-codex-low | GPT 5.1 Codex Low (OAuth) | Low | Fast code generation on the newest Codex tier | | gpt-5.1-codex-medium | GPT 5.1 Codex Medium (OAuth) | Medium | Balanced code + tooling workflows | | gpt-5.1-codex-high | GPT 5.1 Codex High (OAuth) | High | Multi-step coding tasks with deep tool use | | gpt-5.1-codex-mini-medium | GPT 5.1 Codex Mini Medium (OAuth) | Medium | Budget-friendly Codex runs (200k/100k tokens) | | gpt-5.1-codex-mini-high | GPT 5.1 Codex Mini High (OAuth) | High | Cheaper Codex tier with maximum reasoning | | gpt-5.1-none | GPT 5.1 None (OAuth) | None | Latency-sensitive chat/tasks using the new "no reasoning" mode | | gpt-5.1-low | GPT 5.1 Low (OAuth) | Low | Fast general-purpose chat with light reasoning | | gpt-5.1-medium | GPT 5.1 Medium (OAuth) | Medium | Default adaptive reasoning for everyday work | | gpt-5.1-high | GPT 5.1 High (OAuth) | High | Deep analysis when reliability matters most |

Legacy GPT-5 lineup (still supported)

| CLI Model ID | TUI Display Name | Reasoning Effort | Best For | |--------------|------------------|-----------------|----------|

| gpt-5-codex-low | GPT 5 Codex Low (OAuth) | Low | Fast code generation | | gpt-5-codex-medium | GPT 5 Codex Medium (OAuth) | Medium | Balanced code tasks | | gpt-5-codex-high | GPT 5 Codex High (OAuth) | High | Complex code & tools | | gpt-5-codex-mini-medium | GPT 5 Codex Mini Medium (OAuth) | Medium | Cheaper Codex tier (200k/100k) | | gpt-5-codex-mini-high | GPT 5 Codex Mini High (OAuth) | High | Codex Mini with maximum reasoning | | gpt-5-minimal | GPT 5 Minimal (OAuth) | Minimal | Quick answers, simple tasks | | gpt-5-low | GPT 5 Low (OAuth) | Low | Faster responses with light reasoning | | gpt-5-medium | GPT 5 Medium (OAuth) | Medium | Balanced general-purpose tasks | | gpt-5-high | GPT 5 High (OAuth) | High | Deep reasoning, complex problems | | gpt-5-mini | GPT 5 Mini (OAuth) | Low | Lightweight tasks | | gpt-5-nano | GPT 5 Nano (OAuth) | Minimal | Maximum speed |

Usage: --model=openai/<CLI Model ID> (e.g., --model=openai/gpt-5-codex-low) Display: TUI shows the friendly name (e.g., "GPT 5 Codex Low (OAuth)")

Note: All gpt-5.1-codex-mini* and legacy gpt-5-codex-mini* presets normalize to the ChatGPT slug gpt-5.1-codex-mini (200k input / 100k output tokens).

All accessed via your ChatGPT Plus/Pro subscription.

Using in Custom Commands

Important: Always include the openai/ prefix:

# ✅ Correct
model: openai/gpt-5-codex-low

# ❌ Wrong - will fail
model: gpt-5-codex-low

See Configuration Guide for advanced usage.

Plugin Defaults

When no configuration is specified, the plugin uses these defaults for all GPT-5 models:

{
  "reasoningEffort": "medium",
  "reasoningSummary": "auto",
  "textVerbosity": "medium"
}

• reasoningEffort: "medium" - Balanced computational effort for reasoning
• reasoningSummary: "auto" - Automatically adapts summary verbosity
• textVerbosity: "medium" - Balanced output length

These defaults match the official Codex CLI behavior and can be customized (see Configuration below). GPT-5.1 requests automatically start at reasoningEffort: "none", while Codex/Codex Mini presets continue to clamp to their supported levels.

Configuration

Recommended: Use Pre-Configured File

The easiest way to get started is to use config/full-opencode.json, which provides:

• 20 pre-configured model variants matching the latest Codex CLI presets (GPT-5.1 + GPT-5)
• Optimal settings for each reasoning level
• All variants visible in the opencode model selector

See Installation for setup instructions.

Custom Configuration

If you want to customize settings yourself, you can configure options at provider or model level.

Available Settings

⚠️ Important: The two base models have different supported values.

| Setting | GPT-5 / GPT-5.1 Values | GPT-5-Codex / Codex Mini Values | Plugin Default | |---------|-------------|-------------------|----------------| | reasoningEffort | none, minimal, low, medium, high | low, medium, high | medium | | reasoningSummary | auto, detailed | auto, detailed | auto | | textVerbosity | low, medium, high | medium only | medium | | include | Array of strings | Array of strings | ["reasoning.encrypted_content"] |

Note: minimal effort is auto-normalized to low for gpt-5-codex (not supported by the API). none is only supported on GPT-5.1 general models; when used with legacy gpt-5 it is normalized to minimal.

Plugin-Level Settings

Set these in ~/.opencode/openai-codex-auth-config.json:

• codexMode (default true): enable the Codex ↔ OpenCode bridge prompt
• enablePromptCaching (default true): keep a stable prompt_cache_key and preserved message IDs so Codex can reuse cached prompts, reducing token usage and costs

Global Configuration Example

Apply settings to all models:

{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "plugin": ["@promethean-os/opencode-openai-codex-auth"],
  "model": "openai/gpt-5-codex",
  "provider": {
    "openai": {
      "options": {
        "reasoningEffort": "high",
        "reasoningSummary": "detailed"
      }
    }
  }
}

Custom Model Variants Example

Create your own named variants in the model selector:

{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "plugin": ["@promethean-os/opencode-openai-codex-auth"],
  "provider": {
    "openai": {
      "models": {
        "codex-fast": {
          "name": "My Fast Codex",
          "limit": {
            "context": 400000,
            "output": 128000
          },
          "options": {
            "reasoningEffort": "low"
          }
        },
        "gpt-5-smart": {
          "name": "My Smart GPT-5",
          "limit": {
            "context": 400000,
            "output": 128000
          },
          "options": {
            "reasoningEffort": "high",
            "textVerbosity": "high"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Config key (e.g., codex-fast) is used in CLI: --model=openai/codex-fast name field (e.g., "My Fast Codex") appears in model selector Model type is auto-detected from the key (contains "codex" → gpt-5-codex, else → gpt-5)

Advanced Configuration

For advanced options, custom presets, and troubleshooting:

📖 Configuration Guide - Complete reference with examples

Rate Limits & Responsible Use

This plugin respects the same rate limits enforced by OpenAI's official Codex CLI:

• Rate limits are determined by your ChatGPT subscription tier (Plus/Pro)
• Limits are enforced server-side through OAuth tokens
• The plugin does NOT and CANNOT bypass OpenAI's rate limits

Best Practices:

• ✅ Use for individual coding tasks, not bulk processing
• ✅ Avoid rapid-fire automated requests
• ✅ Monitor your usage to stay within subscription limits
• ✅ Consider the OpenAI Platform API for higher-volume needs
• ❌ Do not use for commercial services without proper API access
• ❌ Do not share authentication tokens or credentials

Note: Excessive usage or violations of OpenAI's terms may result in temporary throttling or account review by OpenAI.

Requirements

• ChatGPT Plus or Pro subscription (required)
• OpenCode installed (opencode.ai)

Troubleshooting

Common Issues:

• 401 Unauthorized: Run opencode auth login again
• Model not found: Add openai/ prefix (e.g., --model=openai/gpt-5-codex-low)
• "Item not found" errors: Update to latest plugin version

Full troubleshooting guide: docs/troubleshooting.md

Debug Mode

Enable detailed logging:

DEBUG_CODEX_PLUGIN=1 opencode run "your prompt"

For full request/response logs:

ENABLE_PLUGIN_REQUEST_LOGGING=1 opencode run "your prompt"

Logs saved to: ~/.opencode/logs/codex-plugin/

See Troubleshooting Guide for details.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this against OpenAI's Terms of Service?

This plugin uses OpenAI's official OAuth authentication (the same method as their official Codex CLI). It's designed for personal coding assistance with your own ChatGPT subscription.

However, users are responsible for ensuring their usage complies with OpenAI's Terms of Use. This means:

• Personal use for your own development
• Respecting rate limits
• Not reselling access or powering commercial services
• Following OpenAI's acceptable use policies

Can I use this for my commercial application?

No. This plugin is intended for personal development only.

For commercial applications, production systems, or services serving multiple users, you must obtain proper API access through the OpenAI Platform API.

Will my account get banned?

Using OAuth authentication for personal coding assistance aligns with OpenAI's official Codex CLI use case. However, violating OpenAI's terms could result in account action:

Safe use:

• Personal coding assistance
• Individual productivity
• Legitimate development work
• Respecting rate limits

Risky use:

• Commercial resale of access
• Powering multi-user services
• High-volume automated extraction
• Violating OpenAI's usage policies

What's the difference between this and scraping session tokens?

Critical distinction:

• ✅ This plugin: Uses official OAuth authentication through OpenAI's authorization server
• ❌ Session scraping: Extracts cookies/tokens from browsers (clearly violates TOS)

OAuth is a proper, supported authentication method. Session token scraping and reverse-engineering private APIs are explicitly prohibited by OpenAI's terms.

Can I use this to avoid paying for the OpenAI API?

This is not a "free API alternative."

This plugin allows you to use your existing ChatGPT subscription for terminal-based coding assistance (the same use case as OpenAI's official Codex CLI).

If you need API access for applications, automation, or commercial use, you should purchase proper API access from OpenAI Platform.

Is this affiliated with OpenAI?

No. This is an independent open-source project. It uses OpenAI's publicly available OAuth authentication system but is not endorsed, sponsored by, or affiliated with OpenAI.

ChatGPT, GPT-5, and Codex are trademarks of OpenAI.

How does prompt caching work?

Prompt caching is enabled by default to save you money:

• Reduces token usage by reusing conversation context across turns
• Lowers costs significantly for multi-turn conversations
• Maintains context so the AI remembers previous parts of your conversation

You can disable it by creating ~/.opencode/openai-codex-auth-config.json with:

{
  "enablePromptCaching": false
}

Warning: Disabling caching will dramatically increase your token usage and costs.

Credits & Attribution

This plugin implements OAuth authentication for OpenAI's Codex backend, using the same authentication flow as:

• OpenAI's official Codex CLI
• OpenAI's OAuth authorization server (https://chatgpt.com/oauth)

Acknowledgments

Based on research and working implementations from:

• ben-vargas/ai-sdk-provider-chatgpt-oauth
• ben-vargas/ai-opencode-chatgpt-auth
• openai/codex OAuth flow
• sst/opencode

Trademark Notice

Not affiliated with OpenAI. ChatGPT, GPT-5, GPT-4, GPT-3, Codex, and OpenAI are trademarks of OpenAI, L.L.C. This is an independent open-source project and is not endorsed by, sponsored by, or affiliated with OpenAI.

Documentation

📖 Documentation:

• Installation - Get started in 2 minutes
• Configuration - Customize your setup
• Troubleshooting - Common issues
• GitHub Pages Docs - Extended guides
• Developer Docs - Technical deep dive

License

MIT