Home Computing News Codex Pets just landed on Windows and macOS. Here's how to get one. OpenAI If you’re into vibe coding , OpenAI just made it a lot more adorable. The company has rolled out Codex Pets, a brand-new feature for its Codex desktop app that adds animated companions to your screen while you work. Codex is OpenAI’s agentic coding tool that handles tasks on your behalf . It runs in the background and gets things done, and now it has a tiny mascot to go with it. So, what exactly is a Codex Pet? A Codex Pet is an optional animated companion that floats as an overlay on top of your screen, even when the Codex app itself is minimized. It shows you what Codex is currently working on through small message bubbles and alerts you when a task wraps up or when it needs your input. If your pet pops up mid-task, you can click on it to send a reply directly to the agent. It is a passive status indicator that doubles as a lightweight two-way channel.…