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Feature Request: Sentinel Mode for Codex / ChatGPT Enterprise — Governed AI Agent Operations with Dry-Runs, Approvals, and Audit Logs

OpenAI Developer Community May 8, 2026
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I was reading this and then realized, I know this person from the other topic.

Most, if not all, of what you are seeking could probably already be done. While I have not performed a full due diligence review, Codex hooks, combined with the fact that much of what Codex does is stored locally in .codex folders, would likely go a long way toward implementing this.

I could not find an official OpenAI page documenting the .codex folder, but the related directory structure for Anthropic Claude Code is described here:

Claude Code Docs

Explore the .claude directory - Claude Code Docs

Where Claude Code reads CLAUDE.md, settings.json, hooks, skills, commands, subagents, rules, and auto memory. Explore the .claude directory in your project and ~/.claude in your home directory.

Many advanced users I know create a daemon to monitor and capture updates to these folders, since much of the data is eventually deleted to save space. For your sentinel idea, however, retaining that information could be invaluable.

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