GPT has entered the terminal
Log Entry 1: 2025-04-17
Release‑cadence accelerating. Twins asleep.
Updates
OpenAI Codex Terminal Client Released: Official Documentation →
Observations
OpenAI released a new Codex client today—GPT can now live in your terminal. That’s another layer of friction gone. I installed it after dinner, right before emptying the diaper bin. Ran a test. Not as good as Cursor for coding, but I can see the potential. Once I get the hang of it, I’ll have GPT organize my Screenshots, Downloads and Mail.
What I’m realizing is this: it’s not about speed anymore. It’s about delegation. We’re not racing the machine—we’re learning to hand things off. Knowing what to keep and what to give away. I don’t want to become the kind of dad who still renames folders by hand when an LLM can do it better and I’ve got bedtime books to read.
On the flip side, this is another tentacle from OpenAI reaching into my machine, its suckers grasping at my data. They say, “Only your prompt, high‑level context, and optional diff summaries are sent to the model for generation.” I’m not so sure. Trade‑offs acknowledged, accepted—for now. Will I regret this when I receive this log in 1, 10 and 20 years? How could you have opened your terminal to it?!
The twins won’t remember this era, but I want them to inherit clean systems—digital and otherwise. I want them to learn how to ask the right questions and delegate, not just tap buttons.
Capsule Summary
GPT is now in my terminal. I can use it to sort, rename, and organize files and I’m sure many things I haven’t thought of. Ambivalent to allow OpenAI one step closer.
"Will I regret this when I receive this log in 1, 10 and 20 years? How could you have opened your terminal to it?!"
I feel this... haha.