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OpenAI releases DigitalOcean plugin for Codex, spinning up a persistent cloud dev environment from one prompt

June 25, 2026 at 17:44 EDT

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OpenAI released a "DigitalOcean plugin" for its AI coding agent Codex on June 25, 2026. A single prompt can spin up a persistent cloud development environment inside the user's own DigitalOcean account, and the environment keeps running even when the user steps away. The release ships as a Public Preview and is documented in the same-day OpenAI Codex changelog.

June 25, 2026 · OpenAI × DigitalOcean

One Prompt, a Cloud Dev Environment That Keeps Working While You Walk Away

A new DigitalOcean plugin for OpenAI's Codex coding app spins up a persistent cloud server from a single prompt — provisioning, SSH setup, and boot all automated, running in the developer's own account with background execution.

Prompt to launch a full remote workspace

90+

Plugins in the Codex app marketplace

Manual step left: register the SSH host

From prompt to working server — automated

Four steps that used to be manual now happen on their own. Only the last one needs you.

AUTOMATED

Create Droplet

Codex Universal image, your region & size

→

AUTOMATED

SSH key + config

Generated and set up for you

→

AUTOMATED

Boot & cloud-init

Waits until ready, then hands off

→

MANUAL · ONCE

Settings → Connections

Why it lands well

Cuts setup time before the first useful line of code
Runs in your own DigitalOcean account, hourly-billed
Persistent — agents keep working after you step away
Parallel threads, worktrees, and Git built into the app

The caveats

SSH host must still be registered manually after provisioning
DigitalOcean account and app integration needed up front
Droplet bills hourly until it is deleted
Some want cloud features to catch up with Cursor and Devin

The bigger picture

Pairing persistent cloud environments with AI agents targets workflows where processing should continue even after you leave your local machine — and DigitalOcean's Gradient AI platform serves models such as GPT-5.3-Codex with usage-based, serverless agentic execution.

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