{"slug": "codex-can-now-keep-coding-while-it-waits-for-your-answer", "title": "Codex can now keep coding while it waits for your answer", "summary": "OpenAI's Codex coding agent can now continue working on other tasks while waiting for a developer's response, eliminating the need to pause long-running operations. The update, announced by OpenAI, allows Codex to maintain productivity during interactive sessions, addressing a common bottleneck in AI-assisted development workflows.", "body_md": "Long-running coding agents face an awkward choice when they need a developer’s input. They can stop and wait or make\n\nThe post Codex can now keep coding while it waits for your answer appeared first on The New Stack.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/codex-can-now-keep-coding-while-it-waits-for-your-answer", "canonical_source": "https://thenewstack.io/codex-async-developer-messaging/", "published_at": "2026-08-19 17:44:59+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-19 17:55:21.325552+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-agents", "developer-tools"], "entities": ["OpenAI", "Codex"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/codex-can-now-keep-coding-while-it-waits-for-your-answer", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/codex-can-now-keep-coding-while-it-waits-for-your-answer.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/codex-can-now-keep-coding-while-it-waits-for-your-answer.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/codex-can-now-keep-coding-while-it-waits-for-your-answer.jsonld"}}