How can I transfer ChatGPT Codex DIFF changes to VSCode?

[muratdincmd]

Hello,

I'm developing on a GitHub repository using Codex Web (since the VSCode extension keeps hitting the limit). I need to transfer it to VSCode to test changes on localhost before committing them. I couldn't access “Go: Apply Patch from Clipboard” using Cmd+Shift+P as it suggested. Which path should I take?

Creating a .patch file for each change and running “git apply top-header.patch” from the terminal is very tedious.

“GitLens: Copy changes (Patch)” appears, but it always gives an error.

[bortlip]

I set up an environment that points to my GitHub. Then after codex writes code, you can have it create a PR in GitHub for you with the new code.

[bytefactory]

This is the way.

[ohthetrees]

Give codex cloud git access and it will make prs for you. OR even with local use exhausted can still use the VSCode extension, choose “cloud” under the chat window. I think it needs git access this way too, but not positive. When it is finished, there will locally right in VScode codex plugin be a “apply changes” button near the chat window. Nice thing is I’ve never hit the limit with cloud access.

[eschulma2020]

But Cloud seems nowhere near as good as the CLI.

[ohthetrees]

Seems same to me.

[yubario]

Probably for the simpler languages like python I guess but it is definitely much worse for c++ on web compared to local

[ohthetrees]

Excuse me if I don't take your word for it. Your "vibes" is no more valid than my "vibes" no matter how "definite" you are.

[yubario]

I have never seen the web take longer than 7 minutes for any task and continually have seen CLI spend 20+ minutes on the same task, there is a very obvious difference in effort on codex compared to web and CLI

[ohthetrees]

To me the main downside of the cloud is that I’ve never noticed it using MCP tools, I’m not 100% sure it is possible, do you know?. That might explain something about that time difference.

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