Using Codex CLI With Ollama (plugins don't work)

Posted on AI, llm

It is always good to “reduce your bills”. So when I found out, that Codex CLI works with local models 1 (via Ollama) I immediately tried it. 2

After installing Codex CLI, I was exploring its features, and noticed it has tons of plugins.

I was intrigued to know Google Calendar plugin works with Codex CLI It has things like daily brief which seemed interesting. 3

But my joy was short-lived.

As I followed the steps, it asked me to Install on ChatGPT first.

When I chose this step, I was taken to ChatGPT page in the browser, that showed 404 Not Found

bummer.

Turns out (I asked ChatGPT in a temporary/private session) plugins are broken/inconsistent in the oss mode (which is what ollama launch codex uses)

There are alternatives (which I have not yet tried)

Let me start by using Codex CLI for “normal” coding tasks first.

  1. ‘Local model’ is inaccurate. Ollama has this nifty feature called ‘cloud models’. I’m using that. Truly local model deserves a separate post 😄 ↩︎

  2. Using Codex with Ollama is straight forward. See this ↩︎

  3. Note to self: See if daily brief can be achieved via Hermes Agent. ↩︎