winappCli plugin for Codex
winapp, the Windows App Development CLI, is a single command-line interface for managing Windows SDKs, packaging, generating app identity, manifests, certificates, and using build tools with any app framework.
How to install winappCli in Codex
1. Add the repo as a Codex plugin marketplace:
codex plugin marketplace add microsoft/winappCli2. Install the plugin from it:
codex plugin add <plugin>@winappcliThis repo ships a Codex marketplace file (.agents/plugins/marketplace.json). The first command adds it as a marketplace (Codex CLI reference); the second installs a plugin from it: replace <plugin> with one of the names listed under 'What it contains'. 'winappcli' is the marketplace name from that file. Check the repo README too. Command format: Codex CLI reference.
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What it contains
Plugins in this marketplace (2)
winappcli— Windows app development, packaging, and distribution. Helps with creating Windows installers (MSIX), code signing, certificates, Windows SDK and Windows App SDK setup, package identity for Windows APIs (push notifications, background tasks, share target)…winui— Agents and skills for WinUI 3 app development. Create new WinUI 3 desktop apps, convert from other frameworks to WinUI 3, or add features to existing WinUI 3 applications.
About this listing
winappCli is a community plugin on GitHub by microsoft. Its README documents a Codex install and the repo ships a Codex plugin manifest. It passed the CodexStacks quality filter for repos found this way (at least 100 stars, pushed in the last 90 days, not a fork or a list). OpenAI hasn't reviewed it, but it passed our Codex install check on Oct 28, 2026 (an install and load check, not a code review). From its files we found 2 plugins. It's one of 441 listings in the Developer Tools category.
winappCli FAQ
How do I install winappCli in Codex?
Add the repo as a Codex plugin marketplace with codex plugin marketplace add microsoft/winappCli, then install it with codex plugin add <plugin>@winappcli. Commands: the command format from the Codex CLI reference; check the repo README too.
Is winappCli an official Codex plugin?
No. winappCli is a community repo on GitHub by microsoft. It passed the CodexStacks quality filter, but OpenAI hasn't reviewed it, but it passed our Codex install check on Oct 28, 2026 (an install and load check, not a code review), so read the code before you install it.
What does winappCli include?
From its manifest and repo files, winappCli includes 2 plugins: winappcli, winui.
Details
- Type
- Plugin
- Category
- Developer Tools
- Source
- Community
- Author
- microsoft
- License
- MIT
- GitHub stars
- 1,347 (at last sync)
- Last push
- 2026-10-29
- Manifest
.agents/plugins/marketplace.json- GitHub topics
- cli, electron, identity, msix, winappsdk, windev, windows, windows-development, windows-sdk
- Source
- https://github.com/microsoft/winappCli
- Listed via
- GitHub search: README documents a Codex install
- Install check by CodexStacks
- Passed on Oct 28, 2026 with Codex CLI 0.163.0: Codex loaded its skills. proof · how we check
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