codex-local

name	codex-local
description	Wrapper around the Codex CLI bound to a cheap backend (DeepSeek V4 Flash via OpenRouter, or local Gemma 4 via Ollama) for code-specific tasks with diff-based UX.
operates_in	["L1","L2","L3"]
consumes_from	ceo-foundation.md, verification-gates.md
foundation_authority	ceo-foundation.md + verification-gates.md

Codex Local — Cheap Code Lens

When to invoke

• Multi-file refactor where a diff-first UX is faster than read-edit-write loops
• Code generation where DeepSeek V4 Flash (81% SWE-bench) is cheaper than Sonnet
• Local code work that can tolerate Gemma's mediocre code quality and zero cost matters more

Default backend (cloud)

OPENAI_BASE_URL=https://openrouter.ai/api/v1 \
OPENAI_API_KEY=$OPENROUTER_API_KEY \
OPENAI_MODEL=${CODEX_DEFAULT_MODEL:-deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash} \
codex <command>

Offline backend (local Gemma)

OPENAI_BASE_URL=http://localhost:11434/v1 \
OPENAI_API_KEY=ollama-local \
OPENAI_MODEL=gemma4:e4b \
codex <>