Lil Finder Guy pet was the gateway to building my own Mac apps with Codex

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By Zac HallJun 5, 2026, 2:37 pm175 ptsTrending
At the start of May, OpenAI released a playful feature inside its Codex desktop app for creating a virtual pet. This silly little addition solved my biggest challenge with Codex: what should I do with it? My first real task with Codex was putting together a virtual Lil Finder Guy for fun. A month later, I’m…

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