Customer dashboard

Wallet credit for Codex CLI.

Create a ChatPlus.Chat account, receive generated CLI credentials, load your selected credit pack, then copy the official OpenAI Codex CLI startup command generated for your wallet key. ChatPlus currently targets Codex CLI 0.130.0. New accounts receive $5 free credit with no credit card needed, and signed-in clients can claim $10 once after sharing ChatPlus.Chat.

Wallet balance $0.00 Top up wallet

Billing rate $5 / $30 per 1M input / output tokens

CLI username -

Account status Signed out

Client dashboard

Start here

Install the official Codex CLI first.

Most clients trust the public OpenAI package, so start there. Install the official Codex CLI once, then use one of the generated ChatPlus startup commands below to connect that trusted CLI to your wallet-backed API key.

Visible model for your next session GPT-5.5

npm install -g @openai/codex@latest

What this official install does

This installs the public OpenAI Codex CLI from npm. Run it once on the client computer after Node.js and npm are available. It does not spend ChatPlus wallet credit by itself; it only installs the trusted CLI binary.

After install, copy the Public Codex startup command from the box below. That startup command injects the ChatPlus API key and provider settings for the run.

Windows PowerShell setup

Install public OpenAI Codex CLI on Windows, then start ChatPlus.

Follow these steps in order. The install steps only prepare Windows. The start commands below connect the official public Codex CLI to ChatPlus using your wallet-backed API key. If you are already logged into OpenAI Codex on this computer, these commands still override that login for this ChatPlus run.

Open PowerShell as Administrator

Click Start, type PowerShell, right-click Windows PowerShell, then choose Run as administrator. Approve the Windows security prompt. This admin window is only needed for installing Node.js, npm, and Git.

Install required Windows dependencies

Copy and paste this whole block into the Administrator PowerShell window. It updates Winget sources, installs Node.js LTS, installs Git, and allows local user scripts to run. When it finishes, close PowerShell completely.

# Run PowerShell as Administrator for this dependency step.
winget source update
winget install --id OpenJS.NodeJS.LTS -e --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements
winget install --id Git.Git -e --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements
Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope CurrentUser RemoteSigned -Force
# Close PowerShell, open a new PowerShell window, then run the verification step.

Reopen PowerShell and verify tools

Open a normal PowerShell window, not necessarily as Administrator. Run this check to confirm Windows can now see Node.js, npm, and Git. Each command should print a version number. If any command is not found, restart Windows and try this verification step again.

node --version
npm --version
git --version

Install the official public Codex CLI

Run this in the normal PowerShell window. This installs the official OpenAI Codex CLI from npm and then prints the installed Codex version. Installing Codex does not spend ChatPlus wallet credit.

npm install -g @openai/codex@0.130.0
codex --version

Create isolated ChatPlus Codex settings

Run this once before starting Codex through ChatPlus. It creates a separate .chatplus-codex profile in your Windows home folder, writes the ChatPlus provider URL, enables the Responses API mode, and keeps your normal OpenAI Codex login untouched.

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Start a new ChatPlus Codex session

Use this command whenever you want to start a new coding session. It sets CODEX_HOME, inserts your ChatPlus API key for this PowerShell process, enables search, selects GPT-5.5 as the public model, and routes the official Codex CLI through ChatPlus.

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Resume your latest ChatPlus Codex session

Use this when you come back to continue previous work. It points Codex back to the same isolated ChatPlus profile and asks Codex to resume the latest stored session history with search enabled.

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Run a quick smoke test

Run this short non-interactive test after setup. It confirms the official Codex CLI can reach ChatPlus, your API key is accepted, and your wallet-backed provider config is working before you begin a real project.

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Linux Instructions

Use these commands for Linux, macOS, or WSL. Install the official public OpenAI Codex CLI first, then run the ChatPlus startup command generated for your wallet key. If Codex is already logged into another account, use the override command.

Official OpenAI Codex install command npm install -g @openai/codex@latest

Installs the official public OpenAI Codex CLI. This is the standard CLI package. After installing it, use the Public Codex startup command below so the official CLI talks to ChatPlus with your wallet-backed API token.

Public Codex startup command Shown after signup or login

This is the main command for starting a new coding session with the official Codex CLI through ChatPlus. It includes your API token automatically, sets the correct ChatPlus provider settings, and keeps the project history isolated from any other Codex setup on the machine.

Already logged into OpenAI Codex override command Shown after signup or login

Use this when the computer is already logged into another OpenAI/Codex account. The command overrides that login only for this run, points Codex at ChatPlus, and avoids changing the user's normal Codex profile permanently.

Public Codex smoke test command Shown after signup or login

Runs a small test request to confirm the CLI, ChatPlus provider URL, API token, and wallet billing are all working. Use this before starting a large project or after moving the token to a new computer.

ChatPlus-managed helper install npm install -g @embire2/codex@latest

This is optional and not the recommended first step. It installs the ChatPlus helper CLI for clients who specifically want chatplus-codex convenience commands such as login, wallet status, project creation, and guided setup.

ChatPlus-managed helper login

Starts the optional ChatPlus helper login flow. Use it only if the client installed the helper package above. Official Codex users should use the startup commands instead.

CLI username Sign in to view

This is the dashboard and ChatPlus-managed CLI username. Use it with the ChatPlus login form or with chatplus-codex login.

CLI password Shown after signup or login

This password is shown after signup and after dashboard login so you can reconnect the ChatPlus-managed CLI without creating a new API token.

Generated CLI passwords are shown immediately after signup and after dashboard login.

VS Code setup

Use the official Codex IDE extension with ChatPlus.

Confirmed: this is possible because the official Codex IDE extension uses the Codex CLI and reads the shared Codex configuration file. ChatPlus works by writing a ChatPlus model provider into ~/.codex/config.toml and making your dashboard username available as the API token.

What works

VS Code can run Codex against ChatPlus when the official Codex extension can see the shared Codex config and CHATPLUS_CODEX_API_KEY environment variable.

What not to use

Do not use a generic OpenAI-compatible VS Code extension for this setup. Use the official Codex IDE extension so approvals, project context, edits, and terminal workflows match Codex behavior.

Model shown to clients

The dashboard displays GPT-5.5. The provider URL stays https://chatplus.chat/v1, and billing stays attached to this wallet.

Install VS Code and the official Codex extension

Install Visual Studio Code, open Extensions, search for the official OpenAI Codex extension, and install it. If it is already installed, update it first. Open the project folder in VS Code after the configuration steps below are complete.

macOS, Linux, or WSL: write the shared Codex config

Run this in a terminal before opening VS Code. It writes the ChatPlus provider into the normal Codex config path, stores the token export line in common shell startup files, and enables full-access Codex permissions for trusted project folders.

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Windows PowerShell: write the shared Codex config

Run this in PowerShell. It writes %USERPROFILE%\.codex\config.toml, saves the ChatPlus token with setx, and sets it for the current shell. Close all VS Code windows afterwards so the extension can see the new environment.

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Restart VS Code and run a smoke test

Completely close VS Code, reopen the project folder, open the Codex sidebar, and ask Codex a small coding question. If the extension asks for an API key, paste your dashboard username. Use the terminal smoke test below if you want to confirm the same Codex config works before using the sidebar.

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Token usage and wallet spend

Tokens are charged after each completed prompt at $5 per million input tokens and $30 per million output tokens.

Completed	Input	Output	Charged	Balance after
Token usage appears here after dashboard data loads.

Top up after setup

Load more wallet credit when you are ready.

These options are intentionally placed after the startup instructions. Install and test Codex first, then choose a credit pack when the client is ready to run real prompts. Stripe credits the wallet after successful payment and keeps the existing Codex API token unchanged.

Credit pack

New accounts receive $5 free credit automatically. Stripe Checkout is secure and card details are saved at Stripe for future automatic top-ups.

Subscription

$199 Unlimited Credit

No hard credit limit. Usage is monitored under a fair-use policy and access only pauses if a rolling usage window is exceeded.

Automatic top-up

Enable automatic wallet top-up Trigger when balance reaches Top-up pack

Make one wallet payment first so Stripe can attach a card to your account.