From 9baf5b16014d4480a12127043f713d0630e8326e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Michael Bolin <mbolin@openai.com>
Date: Fri, 22 May 2026 10:28:05 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] docs: update README.md to mention curl-based installer

---
 README.md                         | 15 +++++++++++++--
 codex-rs/tui/src/update_action.rs | 14 ++++++++++++--
 2 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5cc7fd4953cb..77c8d2199cac 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-<p align="center"><code>npm i -g @openai/codex</code><br />or <code>brew install --cask codex</code></p>
 <p align="center"><strong>Codex CLI</strong> is a coding agent from OpenAI that runs locally on your computer.
 <p align="center">
   <img src="https://github.com/openai/codex/blob/main/.github/codex-cli-splash.png" alt="Codex CLI splash" width="80%" />
@@ -14,7 +13,19 @@ If you want Codex in your code editor (VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf), <a href="http
 
 ### Installing and running Codex CLI
 
-Install globally with your preferred package manager:
+Run the following on Mac or Linux to install Codex CLI:
+
+```shell
+curl -fsSL https://chatgpt.com/codex/install.sh | sh
+```
+
+Run the following on Windows to install Codex CLI:
+
+```
+powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -c "irm https://chatgpt.com/codex/install.ps1 | iex"
+```
+
+Codex CLI can also be installed via the following package managers:
 
 ```shell
 # Install using npm
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/update_action.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/update_action.rs
index cb4aa662ca37..0dbb145390f8 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/update_action.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/update_action.rs
@@ -47,7 +47,12 @@ impl UpdateAction {
             ),
             UpdateAction::StandaloneWindows => (
                 "powershell",
-                &["-c", "irm https://chatgpt.com/codex/install.ps1|iex"],
+                &[
+                    "-ExecutionPolicy",
+                    "Bypass",
+                    "-c",
+                    "irm https://chatgpt.com/codex/install.ps1 | iex",
+                ],
             ),
         }
     }
@@ -142,7 +147,12 @@ mod tests {
             UpdateAction::StandaloneWindows.command_args(),
             (
                 "powershell",
-                &["-c", "irm https://chatgpt.com/codex/install.ps1|iex"][..],
+                &[
+                    "-ExecutionPolicy",
+                    "Bypass",
+                    "-c",
+                    "irm https://chatgpt.com/codex/install.ps1 | iex"
+                ][..],
             )
         );
     }