Codex Updates: progress emails for long-running Codex work

[NathanZane]

I made a small Codex plugin called Updates that sends short progress emails during long-running Codex work.

The idea is simple: when Codex is deep into a goal, refactor, security scan, or other long task, it can send lightweight status updates to your own Gmail account so you do not have to keep checking the thread.
Especially useful if you're away from your device but still want to know how the goal is proceeding.

It is currently intentionally minimal:

• Gmail only
• sends only to the authenticated Gmail account itself
• does not read, search, label, archive, forward, or inspect existing email
• avoids routine update spam by default
• useful for /goals, long refactors, security scans, performance work, or anything where Codex may run for a while

Example:

Repo:
https://github.com/NathanZane/codex-updates

After installing, you can use it with prompts like:

Use $updates during this goal.

Use $updates whenever you improve performance by 1%.

Use $updates whenever you've resolved a finding.

It is a small quality-of-life plugin, but it has made my longer Codex runs feel much easier to monitor. Any feedback is appreciated :)