{"slug": "eject-yourself-from-work-with-a-little-help-from-codex", "title": "Eject yourself from work with a little help from Codex", "summary": "OpenAI published Red Card, a webcam-powered Codex skill hosted at github.com/openai/redcard that lets users leave a Google Meet call by holding a physical red card up to their Mac's camera. On detection, Red Card sends a goodbye message, leaves the call, blocks time on the user's calendar, turns on a vacation responder and plays a referee animation, with Esc as a global stop shortcut. Setup requires a Mac with ChatGPT for macOS and Codex access, Google Chrome, Python 3.11 or newer, the Xcode Command Line Tools and a camera; users type \"Help me build the project at https://github.com/openai/redcard\" into Codex, which installs a self-contained $redcard skill and runs permission and camera checks before the first real run.", "body_md": "Red Card is a webcam-powered Codex skill that ejects you from work, and you can build it yourself.\n\nHold up a red card and the app sends your goodbye, leaves the call, blocks time on your calendar, turns on your vacation responder, and runs a tiny referee animation. You do not need to know how to code—Codex walks you through setup and helps you make it your own.\n\n- A Mac with ChatGPT for macOS and Codex access\n- Google Chrome, signed into the account you want Red Card to use\n- Python 3.11 or newer and the Xcode Command Line Tools\n- Your Mac's camera, or a connected webcam\n- A physical red card, or a phone showing the screen below\n\nOpen [this image](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/openai/redcard/main/assets/red-card.png)\nfull-screen on your phone—or print it—and hold it up to the webcam.\n\nOpen ChatGPT on macOS in Codex mode and type:\n\n```\nHelp me build the project at https://github.com/openai/redcard\n```\n\nCodex will install a self-contained `$redcard` skill, build its native helpers,\nand run the required permission and camera checks. Setup stops before the real\nRed Card sequence starts. If Codex asks you to reload or start a fresh task\nafter setup, do that once so the newly installed skill becomes available.\n\nOnce setup is finished:\n\n1. Join a Meet call in Chrome.\n2. Type `$redcard` in Codex.\n3. Hold up your red card when you are ready to leave.\n\nRed Card takes it from there. Press **Esc** at any time to stop Red Card, even\nwhile Chrome is focused.\n\nThe setup installer checks permissions before the first real `$redcard` run.\nWhen macOS asks, click **Allow**. If a setting needs to be changed manually,\nCodex will take you to:\n\n- **System Settings > Privacy & Security > Camera**\n- **System Settings > Privacy & Security > Accessibility**\n- **System Settings > Privacy & Security > Input Monitoring** , if macOS asks\nfor it so the global Esc shortcut can work\n\nEnable **ChatGPT** for these permissions. You may need to quit and reopen\nChatGPT after changing a permission.\n\nIn Chrome, also enable **View > Developer > Allow JavaScript from Apple\nEvents**. Setup and every real Red Card launch verify this setting.\n\nAsk Codex to change the goodbye message, calendar block, vacation response, sleep behavior, red-card sensitivity, or referee animation. Describe what you want in plain language and Codex will update and test it with you.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/eject-yourself-from-work-with-a-little-help-from-codex", "canonical_source": "https://github.com/openai/redcard", "published_at": "2026-11-03 04:40:30+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-11-03 05:22:11.468791+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-agents", "ai-tools", "ai-products"], "entities": ["OpenAI", "Codex", "ChatGPT for macOS", "Red Card", "Google Chrome", "Google Meet", "Python 3.11", "Xcode Command Line Tools"], "also_reported_by": [], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/eject-yourself-from-work-with-a-little-help-from-codex", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/eject-yourself-from-work-with-a-little-help-from-codex.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/eject-yourself-from-work-with-a-little-help-from-codex.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/eject-yourself-from-work-with-a-little-help-from-codex.jsonld"}}