| name | codex-account-switcher |
| description | Manage multiple OpenAI Codex accounts. Capture current login tokens and switch between them instantly. |
| metadata | {"clawdbot":{"emoji":"🎭","requires":{"bins":["python3"]}}} |
Codex Account Switcher
Manage multiple OpenAI Codex identities (e.g. personal vs. work) by swapping the authentication token file.
Usage
1. List Accounts
Show saved accounts (active one is marked with ACTIVE on the right). Default output is compact.
--verbose includes refresh age + token TTL (debug)--json outputs the verbose info as JSON
./codex-accounts.py list
To include emails/diagnostics:
./codex-accounts.py list --verbose
2. Add an Account
Interactive wizard to capture login(s).
- Always starts a fresh browser login (
codex logout && codex login) so you explicitly choose the identity to capture.
- After each login it saves a snapshot.
- In an interactive terminal it asks if you want to add another.
- When invoked non-interactively (e.g. via Clawdbot), it runs single-shot (no "add another" prompt).
- When naming an account, press Enter to accept the default name (local-part of the detected email, e.g.
oliver from oliver@…).
./codex-accounts.py add
3. Switch Account
Instantly swap the active login.
./codex-accounts.py use work
4. Auto-Switch to Best Quota
Check all accounts and switch to the one with most weekly quota available.
./codex-accounts.py auto
./codex-accounts.py auto --json
Output:
🔄 Checking quota for 2 account(s)...
→ sylvia... weekly 27% used
→ oliver... weekly 100% used
✅ Switched to: sylvia
Weekly quota: 27% used (73% available)
All accounts:
sylvia: 27% weekly ←
oliver: 100% weekly
How It Works
- Stores
auth.json files in ~/.codex/accounts/<name>.json.
- Identifies accounts by decoding the JWT
id_token to find the email address.
- "Switching" simply overwrites
~/.codex/auth.json with the saved copy.
Installation
Add the script to your path for easy access:
ln -s $(pwd)/codex-accounts.py ~/bin/codex-accounts
