# OpenAI Launches a Keypad for AI Agents > Source: > Published: 2026-07-15 17:00:00+00:00 OpenAI's first hardware device is a limited-edition desktop keypad called the Codex Micro that lets users monitor and control AI coding agents. Axios reports: Codex Micro is a collaboration with Work Louder, a boutique hardware company known for customizable mechanical keyboards and shortcut controllers for developers and designers. The small, square macro pad -- with backlit keys, a rotary knob and a tiny joystick -- sits beside your regular keyboard as a physical shortcut box for common Codex actions and shows the status of your agents. The keys are customizable and include a push-to-talk option as well as a dial to adjust your reasoning setting. Codex Micro is a niche device for Codex power users and will only be available until it sells out. It's priced at $230.[Read more of this story](https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/26/07/15/1659217/openai-launches-a-keypad-for-ai-agents?utm_source=rss1.0moreanon&utm_medium=feed) at Slashdot.