OpenAI, Codex and desktop app
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Astral creates Python development tools such as uv, a package and project manager, and Ruff, a linter and formatter.
Codex is OpenAI’s cloud-based software engineering agent that can work on multiple tasks at the same time, such as answering questions about users’ codebase, fixing bugs, and more. With the acquisition,
Sam Altman says ChatGPT Codex subagents outperform Claude Code, using plain-language triggers and configurable agent files for PR reviews and debugging workflows.
OpenAI has made several recent acquisitions, including cybersecurity startup Promptfoo and health-care technology startup Torch.