OpenAI appears to be building a real-time voice mode for Codex that extends beyond code, with recent additions to the ChatGPT bundle describing a general-purpose agentic assistant for phone communication. The voice layer maintains conversation while worker agents perform tasks in the background, including checking Slack, pulling up documents and calendars, controlling Spotify, browsing, shopping, and food ordering via Uber Eats. This personal assistant framework operates on top of Codex Remote Control, allowing voice to dispatch and manage tasks on a laptop. It is unclear which model will handle conversations, though a bidirectional voice model spotted earlier this summer is a candidate, and whether Codex Real-Time will have its own voice model selector entry. The framework aligns with OpenAI's direction, as the Codex app was recently integrated into the ChatGPT desktop app, and Codex Remote reached general availability across paid plans in June. Codex staff have hinted at something for tomorrow, with discussions pointing to parallel worker agents and faster Cerebras-served inference for GPT-5.6 Sol, though whether the voice feature will be included in the same release is worth monitoring.