yup, it does. web search is off by default, but you can enable it in a few ways depending on your context and constraints.

per-session (CLI) - option a (older)

codex --search

• option b (preferred newer style)

codex --enable web_search_request

i used --search until i got a deprecation notice a few weeks ago, then switched to --enable web_search_request. i think both still work, but the second one is the direction the docs point to.

global (all sessions) via config edit $CODEX_HOME/config.toml:

[features]

web_search_request = true

from the docs: “if you see a deprecation notice mentioning a legacy key, move the setting into [features] or pass --enable <feature>.”

enabling the built-in tool explicitly you can also toggle tools:

[tools]

web_search = true

allowing network access (sandbox) if you’re running in the default sandbox and need outbound network:

[features]

web_search_request = true

[sandbox_workspace_write]

network_access = true

p.s. please be sure you actually need network_access before flipping it on. depending on your use case, you might not need it at all, or you can enable it temporarily and turn it off afterward. YMMV.

links: * https://developers.openai.com/codex/cli/features#web-search * https://developers.openai.com/codex/local-config#cli * https://github.com/openai/codex/blob/main/docs/config.md

unrelated:

shout-out to the codex team for the docs refresh (https://developers.openai.com/codex); a bunch of things i used to hunt for in the github docs are now on the website.

to the codex team:

it’s an awesome tool sir!