Codex Goal Mode Goes Stable Across App, IDE, and CLI: Persistent /goal Workflows Self-Schedule Across Days, Survive Session Breaks and Token Resets

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OpenAI's Codex CLI v0.128.0 (April 30, 2026) stabilized Goal Mode with persisted /goal workflows, app-server APIs, runtime continuation, and TUI controls for create/pause/resume/clear. Unlike single prompts, /goal sets a persistent objective the agent pursues across session breaks, token budget resets, and interruptions — potentially running for days. May updates added turn-scoped environment selections so agents can switch between dev, staging, and remote environments per task.