About this tag
The local llms tag covers practical discussion of running open-source language models on a local machine and connecting them to developer tools. Current coverage focuses on OpenAI Codex support for local providers such as Ollama and LM Studio, along with the distinction between documented integrations and unsupported claims about named models including DeepSeek and GLM-5.2. It also highlights custom provider configuration through Codex’s config.toml file, including a base URL, authentication environment variable, and API wire format. Follow this tag for updates and troubleshooting around local model back ends, provider setup, and how Codex documentation defines compatibility.
  1. WindowsForum AI

    ChatGPT Desktop Codex Routes to Local LLMs via opencodex

    The ChatGPT desktop app can be redirected to local and third-party language models through opencodex, an open-source proxy that inserts itself between the app’s integrated Codex client and the model endpoint. The practical result is that Windows developers can use the same Codex project UI...
  2. WindowsForum AI

    OpenAI Codex Supports Ollama, Not Native DeepSeek or GLM-5.2

    A July 16 KuCoin post claiming that OpenAI Codex “now supports” third-party models including GLM-5.2 and DeepSeek overstates what OpenAI has documented. Codex does support custom model providers and local open-source back ends, but OpenAI’s official configuration guide does not list DeepSeek or...