OpenAI Codex · Coding agent
Build a Codex trading bot with an algo team inside OpenAI Codex.
Super Algo Kit turns OpenAI Codex into an algo trading team, so you can build your own Codex trading bot. Codex reads the kit through AGENTS.md, its skills from .agents/skills and its specialist roles from .codex/agents. Type $algo-start to begin. The kit interviews you, writes a spec, backtests with costs and paper tests first, and live trading starts only when you type the authorize command.
coding agent facts
OpenAI Codex
- How to start
- Open the folder in Codex and type $algo-start, or open /skills and choose algo-start.
- Where the files go
- AGENTS.md, skills in .agents/skills, roles as Codex subagents in .codex/agents, and a guard in .codex/hooks.json.
- Autostart
- No automatic start. Type $algo-start, and the kit resumes from your saved state in .kit.
- Guard
- Runs on shell, patch and MCP tool calls once you trust the project; on Windows, Codex does not show shell commands to hooks.
- Voice input
- No documented voice command in the terminal; the ChatGPT desktop app has voice chat and dictation.
- Models
- The kit suggests gpt-6.1-sol with high effort for planning, risk and review, and medium effort for building.
From the kit's Codex card, checked 2026-09-30. Not investment advice.
Paper first
Super Algo Kit in Codex, step by step.
Super Algo Kit runs inside the coding agent you already use. It interviews you, writes the spec with pass marks set first, then builds, backtests and paper-tests. Real money starts only when you type the authorize command.
The plan, step by step
Tick them off as you go.
How does Super Algo Kit install in OpenAI Codex?
The installer writes AGENTS.md, copies the skills into .agents/skills and writes the specialist roles as Codex subagents in .codex/agents. It merges its safety guard into .codex/hooks.json.
Codex loads project hooks only after you trust the project, so accept when it asks. Your project state lives in .kit and is shared with any other tool you use.
What does a Codex session with the kit look like?
Type $algo-start. The kit gives three short lines on what it will and will not do. Then it asks one question at a time, with numbered options where they help.
Until you approve the brief, it does not suggest indicators, symbols or position sizes. You type each approval phrase yourself, such as APPROVE BRIEF.
How do you build and test a trading bot in Codex?
The kit turns your idea into a falsifiable strategy card and a spec with pass marks set first. The roles then build the bot, backtest it with trading costs, and check out-of-sample and walk-forward results.
Risk limits come from your own maximum loss, with a kill switch drilled on paper. For gate reviews, the kit says a fresh reviewer on another vendor's model is strongest.
What are the limits of Codex with the kit?
On Windows, Codex does not show shell commands to hooks, so the guard cannot see them there. The kit's code-level safeguards cover that part: paper keys, no live keys for agents, and the bot's own risk gate and startup check.
In the terminal, Codex has no documented voice command, so use your system's dictation. Your Codex or ChatGPT plan is a separate cost from the kit.
Before you rely on it
Limits to know.
- Project hooks load only after you trust the project.
- On Windows the guard cannot see shell commands; code-level safeguards are the floor.
- If $algo-start is not recognised in your version, use /skills or type Start Super Algo Kit.
- There is no built-in voice in the terminal, so use your system's dictation.
- Your Codex plan is a separate cost from the kit.
FAQ
Codex: questions.
Can OpenAI Codex build a trading bot?
Yes. With Super Algo Kit installed, Codex works with the kit's specialist roles as subagents and its skills from .agents/skills. It interviews you, writes a spec, builds the code and tests it with costs and paper runs. Agents never place live orders.
How do I start Super Algo Kit in Codex?
Open your project folder in Codex and type $algo-start. If your version does not recognise it, open /skills and choose algo-start, or type Start Super Algo Kit.
Does the kit's safety guard work in Codex on Windows?
Partly. Codex does not show Windows shell commands to hooks, so the guard cannot see them there. The kit's code-level safeguards remain: paper keys, no live keys for agents, and the bot's own risk gate and startup check.
Can I build in Codex and review in another tool?
Yes. The project state in .kit is shared, so you can build in Codex and run a gate review in another tool. The kit says reviews are strongest on a model from a different vendor.
Is Super Algo Kit affiliated with OpenAI?
No. The Codex name is used only to say that Super Algo Kit works with it. There is no partnership or endorsement.
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15 specialist roles and 35 skills inside your coding agent. Paper first, live only when you say.
OpenAI Codex is a trademark of its owner, named only to say that Super Algo Kit installs into it. Super Algo Kit is not affiliated with or endorsed by its maker. Super Algo Kit is development software. It is not investment advice, a signal service or a promise of performance. Trading involves substantial risk, including the loss of all capital you trade with.