'Codex Pets' has been released, allowing you to add pets that report your work progress to the Codex.

OpenAI's AI coding agent, Codex , now has a new feature called ' Codex Pets ' that allows you to add animated companions. With Codex Pets, you can not only choose from pre-designed companions, but also create your own custom-looking companions.
Settings – Codex app | OpenAI Developers
https://developers.openai.com/codex/app/settings#codex-pets

Pets. Now listed in Codex.
— OpenAI Developers (@OpenAIDevs) May 1, 2026
Use /pet to wake your pet. pic.twitter.com/aAm4lLP4LW
Codex pets are animated companions that can be used by selecting a default appearance from the 'Pets' section under 'Appearance' in the settings.

You can display your work in Codex as an overlay even while using other apps. The overlay can be shown or hidden using 'Ctrl+K' or 'Cmd+K'.

OpenAI Developers, one of OpenAI's official X accounts that announced Codex pets, posted, 'Show us the Codex pets you've hatched.' The reply section to OpenAI Developers then filled with various pets with different appearances, customized by users.
Show us the Codex pets you hatched.
— OpenAI Developers (@OpenAIDevs) May 2, 2026
Use /hatch to create your own Codex pet.
We'll pick 10 favorites to get 30 days of ChatGPT Pro. https://t.co/6SE8ADlCQP
A companion dressed in the style of 'He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named' from the Harry Potter series.
meet my voldy.. i am just one 'error' away from 'Avada Kedavra!' pic.twitter.com/yiQ0Uumbd4
— shiv (@mavihsk) May 3, 2026
Black hole-style companion
my own mini singularity pic.twitter.com/qgxaVbePkn
— Sateler (@danielsateler1) May 2, 2026
Some people have even used an original character named 'Mort,' which they created with their child using the video generation AI Sora, as their companion.
my boy and I pretend a magnetic tile pyramid is a friendly floating robot named 'Mort', and I even rendered it in Sora once. I took the Sora vid and gave it as part of a mood board to Codex, and now I get to have part of my son with me while I work.
— Bandit (@reliabytes) May 2, 2026
top notch ship. thank you. pic.twitter.com/b4g3t8cWGU
Racing car-style companion
Its race week #F1 #Miami pic.twitter.com/Dr9uQm4HEW
— ahmed (@thahmdabd) May 2, 2026
A dolphin-like companion I feel like I've seen somewhere before
Nice! pic.twitter.com/Dkh3iIUiQZ
— null-sensei (@GOROman) May 1, 2026
The reply section of OpenAI Developers also features a variety of other original companions, so be sure to check it out if you're interested.
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