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Codex CLI supports a rich set of configuration options, with preferences stored in `~/.codex/config.toml`. For full configuration options, see [Configuration](./docs/config.md).
### Execpolicy quickstart
### Execpolicy Quickstart
Codex can enforce your own rules-based execution policy before it runs shell commands.
1. Create a policy directory: `mkdir -p ~/.codex/policy`.
2. Create one or more `.codexpolicy` files into that folder. Codex automatically loads every `.codexpolicy` file in there on startup.
2. Create one or more `.codexpolicy` files in that folder. Codex automatically loads every `.codexpolicy` file in there on startup.
3. Write `prefix_rule` entries to describe the commands you want to allow, prompt, or block:
```starlark
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- `pattern` is a list of shell tokens, evaluated from left to right; wrap tokens in a nested list to express alternatives (e.g., match both `push` and `fetch`).
- `decision` sets the severity; Codex picks the strictest decision when multiple rules match.
- `decision` sets the severity; Codex picks the strictest decision when multiple rules match (forbidden > prompt > allow).
- `match` and `not_match` act as (optional) unit tests. Codex validates them when it loads your policy, so you get feedback if an example has unexpected behavior.
In this example rule, if Codex wants to run commands with the prefix `git push` or `git fetch`, it will first ask for user approval.
Note: If Codex wants to run a command that matches with multiple rules, it will use the strictest decision among the matched rules (forbidden > prompt > allow).
Use the [`execpolicy2` CLI](./codex-rs/execpolicy2/README.md) to preview decisions before you save a rule:
Use [`execpolicy2` CLI](./codex-rs/execpolicy2/README.md) to preview decisions for policy files:
```shell
cargo run -p codex-execpolicy2 -- check --policy ~/.codex/policy/default.codexpolicy git push origin main