See the status of your latest tasks
Know what is thinking, reading, editing, testing, waiting, finished, or failed—with elapsed time and attention alerts.
Codex, at a glance
Glance puts live Codex activity on Meta Ray-Ban Display.
See task status, messages, attention alerts, and usage in a glanceable heads-up view that is always in front of you.
Setup is simple. Install the local Mac companion, pair your glasses with a PIN, and choose what appears in Glance.
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Why Glance
Codex context,
always within view.
Glance is the passive, heads-up layer for Codex. Use Codex on desktop or mobile when you want to interact; use Glance when you simply want to see what is happening without opening another interface.
Designed for a glance
The three things worth keeping in view.
Follow messages in real time
See the latest shared exchange immediately, then open an optional transcript when you want more context.
Check usage at a glance
View the official allowance windows, reset times, token activity, and available session metrics exposed by your Codex installation.
How it works
A glasses app with a small, secure local bridge.
The required Mac companion reads official Codex events, applies your privacy controls, and relays a display-safe snapshot to your paired glasses. Glance shows information; Codex remains the place where you work and interact.
- 01
Codex runs normally
Continue using your authenticated Codex installation and its full desktop or mobile interfaces.
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Mac companion filters
The local bridge reads official App Server events and applies your sharing controls and redaction.
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Cloudflare relays
A paired, role-separated channel carries normalized display data—not credentials, source files, or a remote shell.
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You glance
The glasses app shows live status, attention, recent threads, optional transcripts, and available usage.
First-time setup
Pair once. Reconnect automatically.
Setup takes both your Mac and your glasses. After pairing, each side keeps a separate revocable credential and reconnects on its own.
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Install the Mac companion
Download the Apple Silicon development build, move it to Applications, open it, and confirm that Codex is detected.
- 2
Open Glance on your glasses
Visit the glasses app. It creates a short-lived, single-use six-digit PIN.
- 3
Enter the PIN on your Mac
The companion and glasses receive separate credentials. The PIN expires immediately after pairing.
- 4
Choose what appears
Keep the useful defaults or adjust titles, summaries, Git, usage, and transcript sharing from the companion.
Privacy by architecture
Your credentials never need to leave Codex.
The Mac companion connects to the official Codex App Server locally. It never asks for or reads your OpenAI password, API key, ChatGPT cookie, or raw authentication files.
- You decide which display fields and transcript level are shared.
- Source code, file contents, environment variables, raw diffs, and arbitrary terminal output are not uploaded.
- Common secret patterns are redacted before optional transcript upload.
- Publisher and viewer credentials are separate, hashed server-side, and revocable.
- Live state keeps at most 20 recent threads or seven days; unpairing deletes relay data immediately.
What you need
Four pieces.
One simple view.
Meta Ray-Ban Display
Browser or web-app access for the glanceable interface.
Apple Silicon Mac
macOS 13 or newer for the current unsigned companion build.
Authenticated Codex
An installed Codex CLI/App with the official local App Server available.
Internet connection
For secure pairing and the real-time Cloudflare relay.
Experimental v0.1: transcript completeness and usage fields depend on what your installed Codex version officially exposes. Stop is disabled when supported cancellation is unavailable. Signing and notarization are not included in the current Mac build.
Codex, at a glance.