Command reference ยท Codex CLI
/cloud
Runs the chat in the cloud (general Codex command reference).
/cloud runs the current chat in the cloud instead of locally, provided cloud execution is available โ the work then runs on remote resources provided by OpenAI instead of on your machine. This is how the general Codex command reference describes it, which applies across all Codex surfaces.
Important: /cloud doesn't appear as an interactive slash command in the pure terminal CLI's own documentation. What the terminal CLI officially offers instead is the subcommand codex cloud (e.g. codex cloud exec, codex cloud list, codex cloud apply <TASK_ID>) โ this lets you start, list, and take over cloud tasks directly via normal command-line syntax instead of via a chat slash command. For you as a pure terminal user, codex cloud โฆ is the documented way; /cloud belongs more to the general, composer-related command set.
โ WHEN TO USE IT?
Shift compute load from the local machine to the cloud, where /cloud is available as a slash command
/cloud
Start a cloud task or take over a result from the terminal CLI
codex cloud exec --env ENV_ID "fix tests" or codex cloud apply <TASK_ID>
โ WHEN NOT TO?
You want to use it directly as a slash command in the pure terminal CLI
According to the CLI-specific docs, /cloud isn't part of the terminal command list, but of the general Codex command reference.
Better: use the subcommand codex cloud (exec/list/apply/status/diff) in the terminal
The task needs your local files directly
In the cloud, the workspace isn't on your machine.
Better: /local or keep working locally in the terminal
SOURCES
- Codex CLI docs: Slash Commands โ learn.chatgpt.com
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