microdex
by Kappaemme-git
Microdex is an iPhone app, with a companion command-line bridge for a Mac, that lets you control the Codex coding assistant running on your computer from your phone. It lets you start and follow tasks, approve requests and change settings remotely.
Worth a lookEstablished, with a few things to check (listed below).
- Stars
- 68
- Licence
- MIT
- Runs on
- Your computer
- Setup
- Moderate
- Language
- JavaScript
- Age
- 92 days
What you can do with it
- Check the latest Codex tasks and follow their live progress from an iPhone
- Approve Codex requests and send messages to a running task while away from your desk
- Switch Fast Mode and reasoning level for a task from your phone
Ways a business could use it
- Keep long-running Codex coding jobs moving by approving requests from your phone while away from your desk, so freelancers lose less time.
- Check progress on client coding tasks while out of the office without having to be at the computer.
Can you use it commercially?
Free to use, change and sell (MIT-style terms in the licence file). Some folders may carry other terms.
Not legal advice. Read the project's licence file before building a product on it.
Getting it running
Install the desktop bridge with npm (npm install --global microdex-cli), run microdex setup on a Mac, then scan the pairing QR code in the iPhone app.
Follow the official instructions in the project README.
Things to check
- Licence is unclear (not asserted), so reuse terms are uncertain
- Works only with macOS and iPhone, and needs Codex installed and logged in
- Independent project, not affiliated with OpenAI, so it could break if Codex changes
- Relies on a Cloudflare relay for remote access
- Requires a paid Codex/OpenAI account to be useful
Who's talking about it
Checked 31 Oct 2026. Summary drafted by AI from the project's README.
