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In Codex CLI 0.165.0, Memory V2 becomes the default engine for freshly initialized profiles, enabling local asynchronous context persistence across sessions. We also explore external memory imports from tools like Claude Code and Cursor, session-level controls via /memories, and several quality-of-life CLI fixes.
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Learn why transitioning between the Codex CLI and Desktop app can trigger thread writer lock errors caused by the managed app server daemon's 30-minute grace period. We explore workarounds like selective daemon stops, chat forking, and the unconfirmed --no-daemon flag, alongside fixes and bugs from recent 0.164.0 and 0.165.0 alpha releases.
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