Codex is OpenAI's coding agent, I use ChatGPT, but Codex is deliberately isolated from your chat sessions, hence the cross prompting.
Yes, I use both OpenClaw and Hermes, both on Ollama API keys (Ollama offers the ability to run open models locally or route you to more powerful open cloud models via an API key).
OpenRouter is similar to Ollama's cloud offering, but it doesn't have any local options. Another popular local AI harness is LM Studio, of which their latest harness "Bionic" has agentic capabilities, meaning it can use and control your local machine if you allow it.
