The native Linux execution room for CodexPanels

Crow-dex

The Linux desktop Codex forgot.

CodexPanels organizes the work. Crow-dex is the calm, native environment where Linux users direct agents, inspect changes, approve consequential actions, and return completed work with its context intact.

Release status How it is built

Linux-first desktop product Supported Codex app-server boundary No terminal scraping or shadow state

PROTOCOL PROOF · LINUXCrow-dexPhase 1

ACTIVE PROJECTCrow-dex protocol proof

Agent working

OBJECTIVE

Prove the engine boundary before drawing the cockpit.

Supervise app-server, stream a turn, preserve approvals, and exit cleanly.

Codex discoveredExplicit path → environment → PATH

ready

Protocol lifecycleInitialize · request routing · streamed events

working

Desktop shellBegins only after the protocol proof passes

gated

Why it lives inside CodexPanels

Remember the project here.
Open the work there.

01Organize

CodexPanels keeps chats, plans, repositories, decisions, and build state together.

02Execute

Crow-dex gives Linux users the native agentic workspace missing from the current desktop tool stack.

03Return

Receipts, changed files, decisions, and next actions flow back into the project surface.

Built from the machine outward

Not a port.
Not a wrapper.
A proper Linux client.

The permanent application is designed around the boundary OpenAI created for rich Codex interfaces, with Linux-native behavior and a renderer that remains replaceable if its quality gate fails.

Native authority

Rust owns process supervision, protocol lifecycle, cleanup, security-sensitive filesystem access, and Linux integration.

A real product seam

Crow-dex talks to codex app-server over its supported JSONL protocol instead of imitating the TUI or patching private state.

Quiet interface

Zen Tech Minimalism turns threads, diffs, approvals, commands, and agent activity into a focused working environment.

Linux quality

Wayland, X11 fallback, native packaging, desktop portals, fractional scaling, and correct process behavior are product requirements.

Zen Tech Minimalism

A designer's IDE that happens to run on Linux.

Charred-wood darks, soft cream text, mineral surfaces, subdued boundaries, deliberate motion, and enough negative space to let difficult work remain understandable. No cyberpunk neon. No AI carnival. No apology for the platform.

SMOKY OBSIDIAN · MATTE CERAMIC · PALE INDIGO

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Download channel

The page is live before the binary is.

Phase 0 planning is accepted. Phase 1 is proving the Codex protocol and process boundary. Linux downloads open only after the machine gates and a real streamed-turn demonstration pass.

No unsigned placeholder binary Honest release state

CURRENT CHANNELProtocol proof

In progress

Debian / Ubuntu.debPlanned first

Portable LinuxAppImagePlanned second

Fedora / openSUSE.rpmAfter core stabilization

Downloads open after Phase 1

Unofficial and independent. Crow-dex is not affiliated with or endorsed by OpenAI.