diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b56d02a734b..3db67bdb832 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
 - Models/CLI: show bundled provider-owned static catalog rows in `models list --all` before auth is configured, including Kimi K2.6 rows for Moonshot, OpenRouter, and Vercel AI Gateway, while keeping local-only and workspace plugin catalog paths isolated. (#69909) Thanks @shakkernerd.
 - Configure: skip generic CLI startup bootstrap for `openclaw configure` and bound hint-only gateway probes so the onboarding TUI reaches its first prompt faster when the Gateway is unavailable. (#69984) Thanks @obviyus.
 - Agents/harness: surface selected plugin harness failures directly instead of replaying the same turn through embedded PI, preventing misleading secondary PI auth errors and avoiding duplicate side effects.
+- OpenAI Codex: add a ChatGPT device-code auth option beside browser OAuth, so headless or callback-hostile setups can sign in without relying on the localhost browser callback. (#69557) Thanks @vincentkoc.
 
 ## 2026.4.21
 
diff --git a/extensions/openai/openai-codex-auth-identity.ts b/extensions/openai/openai-codex-auth-identity.ts
index b43fa481316..8fcddc76517 100644
--- a/extensions/openai/openai-codex-auth-identity.ts
+++ b/extensions/openai/openai-codex-auth-identity.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ type CodexJwtPayload = {
     email?: unknown;
   };
   "https://api.openai.com/auth"?: {
+    chatgpt_account_id?: unknown;
     chatgpt_account_user_id?: unknown;
     chatgpt_user_id?: unknown;
     user_id?: unknown;
diff --git a/extensions/openai/openai-codex-cli-auth.test.ts b/extensions/openai/openai-codex-cli-auth.test.ts
index 25e404ccf8c..9954221a77f 100644
--- a/extensions/openai/openai-codex-cli-auth.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/openai/openai-codex-cli-auth.test.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ vi.mock("openclaw/plugin-sdk/runtime-env", () => ({
 
 import {
   OPENAI_CODEX_DEFAULT_PROFILE_ID,
+  hasOpenAICodexCliOAuthCredential,
   readOpenAICodexCliOAuthProfile,
 } from "./openai-codex-cli-auth.js";
 
@@ -80,6 +81,20 @@ describe("readOpenAICodexCliOAuthProfile", () => {
     expect(parsed?.credential.expires).toBeGreaterThan(Date.now());
   });
 
+  it("detects an existing Codex CLI chatgpt login for setup labeling", () => {
+    vi.spyOn(fs, "readFileSync").mockReturnValue(
+      JSON.stringify({
+        auth_mode: "chatgpt",
+        tokens: {
+          access_token: "access-token",
+          refresh_token: "refresh-token",
+        },
+      }),
+    );
+
+    expect(hasOpenAICodexCliOAuthCredential()).toBe(true);
+  });
+
   it("does not override a locally managed OpenAI Codex profile", () => {
     vi.spyOn(fs, "readFileSync").mockReturnValue(
       JSON.stringify({
diff --git a/extensions/openai/openai-codex-cli-auth.ts b/extensions/openai/openai-codex-cli-auth.ts
index e4980f4f262..859bc565b42 100644
--- a/extensions/openai/openai-codex-cli-auth.ts
+++ b/extensions/openai/openai-codex-cli-auth.ts
@@ -66,6 +66,18 @@ function readCodexCliAuthFile(env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv): CodexCliAuthFile | null {
   }
 }
 
+export function hasOpenAICodexCliOAuthCredential(params?: { env?: NodeJS.ProcessEnv }): boolean {
+  const authFile = readCodexCliAuthFile(params?.env ?? process.env);
+  if (!authFile || authFile.auth_mode !== "chatgpt") {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  return Boolean(
+    trimNonEmptyString(authFile.tokens?.access_token) &&
+    trimNonEmptyString(authFile.tokens?.refresh_token),
+  );
+}
+
 function oauthCredentialMatches(a: OAuthCredential, b: OAuthCredential): boolean {
   return (
     a.type === b.type &&
diff --git a/extensions/openai/openai-codex-device-code.test.ts b/extensions/openai/openai-codex-device-code.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e1b3e4df389
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/openai/openai-codex-device-code.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,215 @@
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { resolveCodexAccessTokenExpiry } from "./openai-codex-auth-identity.js";
+import { loginOpenAICodexDeviceCode } from "./openai-codex-device-code.js";
+
+function createJwt(payload: Record<string, unknown>): string {
+  const header = Buffer.from(JSON.stringify({ alg: "none", typ: "JWT" })).toString("base64url");
+  const body = Buffer.from(JSON.stringify(payload)).toString("base64url");
+  return `${header}.${body}.signature`;
+}
+
+function createJsonResponse(body: unknown, init?: { status?: number }) {
+  return new Response(JSON.stringify(body), {
+    status: init?.status ?? 200,
+    headers: {
+      "Content-Type": "application/json",
+    },
+  });
+}
+
+describe("loginOpenAICodexDeviceCode", () => {
+  it("requests a device code, polls for authorization, and exchanges OAuth tokens", async () => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+    try {
+      const fetchMock = vi
+        .fn()
+        .mockResolvedValueOnce(
+          createJsonResponse({
+            device_auth_id: "device-auth-123",
+            user_code: "CODE-12345",
+            interval: "0",
+          }),
+        )
+        .mockResolvedValueOnce(new Response(null, { status: 404 }))
+        .mockResolvedValueOnce(
+          createJsonResponse({
+            authorization_code: "authorization-code-123",
+            code_challenge: "ignored",
+            code_verifier: "code-verifier-123",
+          }),
+        )
+        .mockResolvedValueOnce(
+          createJsonResponse({
+            access_token: createJwt({
+              exp: Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000) + 600,
+              "https://api.openai.com/auth": {
+                chatgpt_account_id: "acct_123",
+              },
+              "https://api.openai.com/profile": {
+                email: "codex@example.com",
+              },
+            }),
+            refresh_token: "refresh-token-123",
+            id_token: createJwt({
+              "https://api.openai.com/auth": {
+                chatgpt_account_id: "acct_123",
+              },
+            }),
+            expires_in: 600,
+          }),
+        );
+      const onVerification = vi.fn(async () => {});
+      const onProgress = vi.fn();
+
+      const credentialsPromise = loginOpenAICodexDeviceCode({
+        fetchFn: fetchMock as typeof fetch,
+        onVerification,
+        onProgress,
+      });
+      await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(0);
+      expect(fetchMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+      await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(4_999);
+      expect(fetchMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+      await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(1);
+      const credentials = await credentialsPromise;
+
+      expect(fetchMock).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(
+        1,
+        "https://auth.openai.com/api/accounts/deviceauth/usercode",
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          method: "POST",
+        }),
+      );
+      expect(onVerification).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        verificationUrl: "https://auth.openai.com/codex/device",
+        userCode: "CODE-12345",
+        expiresInMs: 900_000,
+      });
+      expect(onProgress).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, "Requesting device code…");
+      expect(onProgress).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, "Waiting for device authorization…");
+      expect(onProgress).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(3, "Exchanging device code…");
+      expect(credentials).toMatchObject({
+        access: expect.any(String),
+        refresh: "refresh-token-123",
+      });
+      expect(credentials).not.toHaveProperty("accountId");
+      expect(credentials.expires).toBeGreaterThan(Date.now());
+    } finally {
+      vi.useRealTimers();
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("treats JWT-derived expiry fallback as an absolute timestamp", async () => {
+    const accessToken = createJwt({
+      exp: Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000) + 600,
+      "https://api.openai.com/auth": {
+        chatgpt_account_id: "acct_123",
+      },
+    });
+    const expectedExpiry = resolveCodexAccessTokenExpiry(accessToken);
+    const fetchMock = vi
+      .fn()
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(
+        createJsonResponse({
+          device_auth_id: "device-auth-123",
+          user_code: "CODE-12345",
+          interval: "0",
+        }),
+      )
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(
+        createJsonResponse({
+          authorization_code: "authorization-code-123",
+          code_verifier: "code-verifier-123",
+        }),
+      )
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(
+        createJsonResponse({
+          access_token: accessToken,
+          refresh_token: "refresh-token-123",
+        }),
+      );
+
+    const credentials = await loginOpenAICodexDeviceCode({
+      fetchFn: fetchMock as typeof fetch,
+      onVerification: async () => {},
+    });
+
+    expect(expectedExpiry).toBeDefined();
+    expect(credentials.expires).toBe(expectedExpiry);
+  });
+
+  it("surfaces user-code request failures", async () => {
+    const fetchMock = vi.fn().mockResolvedValueOnce(
+      new Response(`down\r\n\u001B[31mnow\u001B[0m`, {
+        status: 503,
+      }),
+    );
+
+    await expect(
+      loginOpenAICodexDeviceCode({
+        fetchFn: fetchMock as typeof fetch,
+        onVerification: async () => {},
+      }),
+    ).rejects.toThrow("OpenAI device code request failed: HTTP 503 down now");
+  });
+
+  it("surfaces device authorization failures with sanitized payload details", async () => {
+    const fetchMock = vi
+      .fn()
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(
+        createJsonResponse({
+          device_auth_id: "device-auth-123",
+          user_code: "CODE-12345",
+          interval: "0",
+        }),
+      )
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(
+        createJsonResponse(
+          {
+            error: "authorization_declined\r\n\u001B[31mspoofed\u001B[0m",
+            error_description: "Denied\r\nnext line",
+          },
+          { status: 401 },
+        ),
+      );
+
+    await expect(
+      loginOpenAICodexDeviceCode({
+        fetchFn: fetchMock as typeof fetch,
+        onVerification: async () => {},
+      }),
+    ).rejects.toThrow(
+      "OpenAI device authorization failed: authorization_declined spoofed (Denied next line)",
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("strips C1 terminal controls from reflected device-code errors", async () => {
+    const fetchMock = vi
+      .fn()
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(
+        createJsonResponse({
+          device_auth_id: "device-auth-123",
+          user_code: "CODE-12345",
+          interval: "0",
+        }),
+      )
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce(
+        createJsonResponse(
+          {
+            error: `authorization_declined${String.fromCharCode(0x9b)}spoofed`,
+            error_description: `Denied${String.fromCharCode(0x9d)}next line`,
+          },
+          { status: 401 },
+        ),
+      );
+
+    await expect(
+      loginOpenAICodexDeviceCode({
+        fetchFn: fetchMock as typeof fetch,
+        onVerification: async () => {},
+      }),
+    ).rejects.toThrow(
+      "OpenAI device authorization failed: authorization_declined spoofed (Denied next line)",
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/extensions/openai/openai-codex-device-code.ts b/extensions/openai/openai-codex-device-code.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0e24f59bf32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/openai/openai-codex-device-code.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,305 @@
+import { resolveCodexAccessTokenExpiry } from "./openai-codex-auth-identity.js";
+import { trimNonEmptyString } from "./openai-codex-shared.js";
+
+const OPENAI_AUTH_BASE_URL = "https://auth.openai.com";
+const OPENAI_CODEX_CLIENT_ID = "app_EMoamEEZ73f0CkXaXp7hrann";
+const OPENAI_CODEX_DEVICE_CODE_TIMEOUT_MS = 15 * 60_000;
+const OPENAI_CODEX_DEVICE_CODE_DEFAULT_INTERVAL_MS = 5_000;
+const OPENAI_CODEX_DEVICE_CODE_MIN_INTERVAL_MS = 1_000;
+const OPENAI_CODEX_DEVICE_CALLBACK_URL = `${OPENAI_AUTH_BASE_URL}/deviceauth/callback`;
+
+type OpenAICodexDeviceCodePrompt = {
+  verificationUrl: string;
+  userCode: string;
+  expiresInMs: number;
+};
+
+type OpenAICodexDeviceCodeCredentials = {
+  access: string;
+  refresh: string;
+  expires: number;
+};
+
+type DeviceCodeUserCodePayload = {
+  device_auth_id?: unknown;
+  user_code?: unknown;
+  usercode?: unknown;
+  interval?: unknown;
+};
+
+type DeviceCodeTokenPayload = {
+  authorization_code?: unknown;
+  code_challenge?: unknown;
+  code_verifier?: unknown;
+};
+
+type OAuthTokenPayload = {
+  access_token?: unknown;
+  refresh_token?: unknown;
+  expires_in?: unknown;
+};
+
+type RequestedDeviceCode = {
+  deviceAuthId: string;
+  userCode: string;
+  verificationUrl: string;
+  intervalMs: number;
+};
+
+type DeviceCodeAuthorizationCode = {
+  authorizationCode: string;
+  codeVerifier: string;
+};
+
+function normalizePositiveMilliseconds(value: unknown): number | undefined {
+  if (typeof value === "number" && Number.isFinite(value) && value > 0) {
+    return Math.trunc(value * 1000);
+  }
+  if (typeof value === "string" && /^\d+$/.test(value.trim())) {
+    const seconds = Number.parseInt(value.trim(), 10);
+    return seconds > 0 ? seconds * 1000 : undefined;
+  }
+  return undefined;
+}
+
+function normalizeTokenLifetimeMs(value: unknown): number | undefined {
+  if (typeof value === "number" && Number.isFinite(value) && value > 0) {
+    return Math.trunc(value * 1000);
+  }
+  if (typeof value === "string" && /^\d+$/.test(value.trim())) {
+    return Number.parseInt(value.trim(), 10) * 1000;
+  }
+  return undefined;
+}
+
+function parseJsonObject(text: string): Record<string, unknown> | null {
+  try {
+    const parsed = JSON.parse(text);
+    return parsed && typeof parsed === "object" ? (parsed as Record<string, unknown>) : null;
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+function sanitizeDeviceCodeErrorText(value: string): string {
+  const esc = String.fromCharCode(0x1b);
+  const ansiCsiRegex = new RegExp(`${esc}\\[[\\u0020-\\u003f]*[\\u0040-\\u007e]`, "g");
+  const osc8Regex = new RegExp(`${esc}\\]8;;.*?${esc}\\\\|${esc}\\]8;;${esc}\\\\`, "g");
+  const c0Start = String.fromCharCode(0x00);
+  const c0End = String.fromCharCode(0x1f);
+  const del = String.fromCharCode(0x7f);
+  const c1Start = String.fromCharCode(0x80);
+  const c1End = String.fromCharCode(0x9f);
+  const controlCharsRegex = new RegExp(`[${c0Start}-${c0End}${del}${c1Start}-${c1End}]`, "g");
+  return value
+    .replace(osc8Regex, "")
+    .replace(ansiCsiRegex, "")
+    .replace(controlCharsRegex, " ")
+    .replace(/\s+/g, " ")
+    .trim();
+}
+
+function resolveNextDeviceCodePollDelayMs(intervalMs: number, deadlineMs: number): number {
+  const remainingMs = Math.max(0, deadlineMs - Date.now());
+  return Math.min(Math.max(intervalMs, OPENAI_CODEX_DEVICE_CODE_MIN_INTERVAL_MS), remainingMs);
+}
+
+function formatDeviceCodeError(params: {
+  prefix: string;
+  status: number;
+  bodyText: string;
+}): string {
+  const body = parseJsonObject(params.bodyText);
+  const error = trimNonEmptyString(body?.error);
+  const description = trimNonEmptyString(body?.error_description);
+  const safeError = error ? sanitizeDeviceCodeErrorText(error) : undefined;
+  const safeDescription = description ? sanitizeDeviceCodeErrorText(description) : undefined;
+  if (safeError && safeDescription) {
+    return `${params.prefix}: ${safeError} (${safeDescription})`;
+  }
+  if (safeError) {
+    return `${params.prefix}: ${safeError}`;
+  }
+  const bodyText = sanitizeDeviceCodeErrorText(params.bodyText);
+  return bodyText
+    ? `${params.prefix}: HTTP ${params.status} ${bodyText}`
+    : `${params.prefix}: HTTP ${params.status}`;
+}
+
+async function requestOpenAICodexDeviceCode(fetchFn: typeof fetch): Promise<RequestedDeviceCode> {
+  const response = await fetchFn(`${OPENAI_AUTH_BASE_URL}/api/accounts/deviceauth/usercode`, {
+    method: "POST",
+    headers: {
+      "Content-Type": "application/json",
+    },
+    body: JSON.stringify({
+      client_id: OPENAI_CODEX_CLIENT_ID,
+    }),
+  });
+
+  const bodyText = await response.text();
+  if (!response.ok) {
+    if (response.status === 404) {
+      throw new Error(
+        "OpenAI Codex device code login is not enabled for this server. Use ChatGPT OAuth instead.",
+      );
+    }
+    throw new Error(
+      formatDeviceCodeError({
+        prefix: "OpenAI device code request failed",
+        status: response.status,
+        bodyText,
+      }),
+    );
+  }
+
+  const body = parseJsonObject(bodyText) as DeviceCodeUserCodePayload | null;
+  const deviceAuthId = trimNonEmptyString(body?.device_auth_id);
+  const userCode = trimNonEmptyString(body?.user_code) ?? trimNonEmptyString(body?.usercode);
+  if (!deviceAuthId || !userCode) {
+    throw new Error("OpenAI device code response was missing the device code or user code.");
+  }
+
+  return {
+    deviceAuthId,
+    userCode,
+    verificationUrl: `${OPENAI_AUTH_BASE_URL}/codex/device`,
+    intervalMs:
+      normalizePositiveMilliseconds(body?.interval) ?? OPENAI_CODEX_DEVICE_CODE_DEFAULT_INTERVAL_MS,
+  };
+}
+
+async function pollOpenAICodexDeviceCode(params: {
+  fetchFn: typeof fetch;
+  deviceAuthId: string;
+  userCode: string;
+  intervalMs: number;
+}): Promise<DeviceCodeAuthorizationCode> {
+  const deadline = Date.now() + OPENAI_CODEX_DEVICE_CODE_TIMEOUT_MS;
+
+  while (Date.now() < deadline) {
+    const response = await params.fetchFn(`${OPENAI_AUTH_BASE_URL}/api/accounts/deviceauth/token`, {
+      method: "POST",
+      headers: {
+        "Content-Type": "application/json",
+      },
+      body: JSON.stringify({
+        device_auth_id: params.deviceAuthId,
+        user_code: params.userCode,
+      }),
+    });
+
+    const bodyText = await response.text();
+    if (response.ok) {
+      const body = parseJsonObject(bodyText) as DeviceCodeTokenPayload | null;
+      const authorizationCode = trimNonEmptyString(body?.authorization_code);
+      const codeVerifier = trimNonEmptyString(body?.code_verifier);
+      if (!authorizationCode || !codeVerifier) {
+        throw new Error("OpenAI device authorization response was missing the exchange code.");
+      }
+      return {
+        authorizationCode,
+        codeVerifier,
+      };
+    }
+
+    if (response.status === 403 || response.status === 404) {
+      await new Promise((resolve) =>
+        setTimeout(resolve, resolveNextDeviceCodePollDelayMs(params.intervalMs, deadline)),
+      );
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    throw new Error(
+      formatDeviceCodeError({
+        prefix: "OpenAI device authorization failed",
+        status: response.status,
+        bodyText,
+      }),
+    );
+  }
+
+  throw new Error("OpenAI device authorization timed out after 15 minutes.");
+}
+
+async function exchangeOpenAICodexDeviceCode(params: {
+  fetchFn: typeof fetch;
+  authorizationCode: string;
+  codeVerifier: string;
+}): Promise<OpenAICodexDeviceCodeCredentials> {
+  const response = await params.fetchFn(`${OPENAI_AUTH_BASE_URL}/oauth/token`, {
+    method: "POST",
+    headers: {
+      "Content-Type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded",
+    },
+    body: new URLSearchParams({
+      grant_type: "authorization_code",
+      code: params.authorizationCode,
+      redirect_uri: OPENAI_CODEX_DEVICE_CALLBACK_URL,
+      client_id: OPENAI_CODEX_CLIENT_ID,
+      code_verifier: params.codeVerifier,
+    }),
+  });
+
+  const bodyText = await response.text();
+  if (!response.ok) {
+    throw new Error(
+      formatDeviceCodeError({
+        prefix: "OpenAI device token exchange failed",
+        status: response.status,
+        bodyText,
+      }),
+    );
+  }
+
+  const body = parseJsonObject(bodyText) as OAuthTokenPayload | null;
+  const access = trimNonEmptyString(body?.access_token);
+  const refresh = trimNonEmptyString(body?.refresh_token);
+  if (!access || !refresh) {
+    throw new Error("OpenAI token exchange succeeded but did not return OAuth tokens.");
+  }
+
+  const expiresInMs = normalizeTokenLifetimeMs(body?.expires_in);
+  const expires =
+    expiresInMs !== undefined
+      ? Date.now() + expiresInMs
+      : (resolveCodexAccessTokenExpiry(access) ?? Date.now());
+
+  return {
+    access,
+    refresh,
+    expires,
+  };
+}
+
+export async function loginOpenAICodexDeviceCode(params: {
+  fetchFn?: typeof fetch;
+  onVerification: (prompt: OpenAICodexDeviceCodePrompt) => Promise<void> | void;
+  onProgress?: (message: string) => void;
+}): Promise<OpenAICodexDeviceCodeCredentials> {
+  const fetchFn = params.fetchFn ?? fetch;
+
+  params.onProgress?.("Requesting device code…");
+  const deviceCode = await requestOpenAICodexDeviceCode(fetchFn);
+
+  await params.onVerification({
+    verificationUrl: deviceCode.verificationUrl,
+    userCode: deviceCode.userCode,
+    expiresInMs: OPENAI_CODEX_DEVICE_CODE_TIMEOUT_MS,
+  });
+
+  params.onProgress?.("Waiting for device authorization…");
+  const authorization = await pollOpenAICodexDeviceCode({
+    fetchFn,
+    deviceAuthId: deviceCode.deviceAuthId,
+    userCode: deviceCode.userCode,
+    intervalMs: deviceCode.intervalMs,
+  });
+
+  params.onProgress?.("Exchanging device code…");
+  return await exchangeOpenAICodexDeviceCode({
+    fetchFn,
+    authorizationCode: authorization.authorizationCode,
+    codeVerifier: authorization.codeVerifier,
+  });
+}
diff --git a/extensions/openai/openai-codex-provider.test.ts b/extensions/openai/openai-codex-provider.test.ts
index c2bf36f4657..a31f7375e9d 100644
--- a/extensions/openai/openai-codex-provider.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/openai/openai-codex-provider.test.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import { afterEach, beforeAll, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vite
 
 const refreshOpenAICodexTokenMock = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
 const readOpenAICodexCliOAuthProfileMock = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
+const hasOpenAICodexCliOAuthCredentialMock = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
+const loginOpenAICodexDeviceCodeMock = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
 
 vi.mock("./openai-codex-provider.runtime.js", () => ({
   refreshOpenAICodexToken: refreshOpenAICodexTokenMock,
@@ -14,10 +16,15 @@ vi.mock("./openai-codex-cli-auth.js", async (importOriginal) => {
   const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import("./openai-codex-cli-auth.js")>();
   return {
     ...actual,
+    hasOpenAICodexCliOAuthCredential: hasOpenAICodexCliOAuthCredentialMock,
     readOpenAICodexCliOAuthProfile: readOpenAICodexCliOAuthProfileMock,
   };
 });
 
+vi.mock("./openai-codex-device-code.js", () => ({
+  loginOpenAICodexDeviceCode: loginOpenAICodexDeviceCodeMock,
+}));
+
 let buildOpenAICodexProviderPlugin: typeof import("./openai-codex-provider.js").buildOpenAICodexProviderPlugin;
 const tempDirs: string[] = [];
 
@@ -61,6 +68,9 @@ describe("openai codex provider", () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     refreshOpenAICodexTokenMock.mockReset();
     readOpenAICodexCliOAuthProfileMock.mockReset();
+    hasOpenAICodexCliOAuthCredentialMock.mockReset();
+    hasOpenAICodexCliOAuthCredentialMock.mockReturnValue(false);
+    loginOpenAICodexDeviceCodeMock.mockReset();
   });
 
   afterEach(async () => {
@@ -139,15 +149,198 @@ describe("openai codex provider", () => {
     );
   });
 
-  it("offers explicit browser and one-time Codex CLI import auth methods", () => {
+  it("offers OpenAI menu auth methods for login, import, and device pairing", () => {
     const provider = buildOpenAICodexProviderPlugin();
 
-    expect(provider.auth?.map((method) => method.id)).toEqual(["oauth", "import-codex-cli"]);
-    expect(provider.auth?.find((method) => method.id === "import-codex-cli")).toMatchObject({
-      label: "Import Codex CLI login",
-      hint: "Use existing .codex auth once",
-      kind: "oauth",
+    expect(provider.auth?.map((method) => method.id)).toEqual([
+      "oauth",
+      "device-code",
+      "import-codex-cli",
+    ]);
+    expect(provider.auth?.find((method) => method.id === "oauth")).toMatchObject({
+      label: "OpenAI Codex Browser Login",
+      hint: "Sign in with OpenAI in your browser",
+      wizard: {
+        choiceId: "openai-codex",
+        choiceLabel: "OpenAI Codex Browser Login",
+        assistantPriority: -30,
+      },
     });
+    expect(provider.auth?.find((method) => method.id === "device-code")).toMatchObject({
+      label: "OpenAI Codex Device Pairing",
+      hint: "Pair in browser with a device code",
+      kind: "device_code",
+      wizard: {
+        choiceId: "openai-codex-device-code",
+        choiceLabel: "OpenAI Codex Device Pairing",
+        assistantPriority: -10,
+      },
+    });
+    expect(provider.auth?.find((method) => method.id === "import-codex-cli")).toMatchObject({
+      label: "Import Existing Codex Login",
+      hint: "Import an existing ~/.codex login",
+      kind: "oauth",
+      wizard: {
+        choiceId: "openai-codex-import",
+        choiceLabel: "Import Existing Codex Login",
+        assistantPriority: -20,
+        assistantVisibility: "manual-only",
+      },
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("annotates the import option when ~/.codex auth is detected", () => {
+    hasOpenAICodexCliOAuthCredentialMock.mockReturnValueOnce(true);
+
+    const provider = buildOpenAICodexProviderPlugin();
+
+    expect(provider.auth?.find((method) => method.id === "import-codex-cli")).toMatchObject({
+      label: "Import Existing Codex Login (~/.codex detected)",
+      wizard: {
+        choiceLabel: "Import Existing Codex Login (~/.codex detected)",
+        assistantVisibility: "visible",
+      },
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("soft-fails import when no compatible ~/.codex login exists", async () => {
+    const provider = buildOpenAICodexProviderPlugin();
+    const importMethod = provider.auth?.find((method) => method.id === "import-codex-cli");
+    const note = vi.fn(async () => {});
+    const runtime = {
+      log: vi.fn(),
+      error: vi.fn(),
+      exit: vi.fn(),
+    };
+    readOpenAICodexCliOAuthProfileMock.mockReturnValueOnce(null);
+
+    const result = await importMethod?.run({
+      config: {},
+      env: process.env,
+      prompter: {
+        note,
+        progress: vi.fn(),
+      } as never,
+      runtime: runtime as never,
+      isRemote: false,
+      openUrl: async () => {},
+      oauth: { createVpsAwareHandlers: (() => ({})) as never },
+    });
+
+    expect(result).toEqual({ profiles: [] });
+    expect(runtime.error).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      "No compatible ~/.codex ChatGPT login found. Use Browser Login or Device Pairing instead.",
+    );
+    expect(note).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      "No compatible ~/.codex ChatGPT login found. Use Browser Login or Device Pairing instead.",
+      "Import Existing Codex Login",
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("stores device-code logins as OpenAI Codex oauth profiles", async () => {
+    const provider = buildOpenAICodexProviderPlugin();
+    const deviceCodeMethod = provider.auth?.find((method) => method.id === "device-code");
+    const note = vi.fn(async () => {});
+    const progress = { update: vi.fn(), stop: vi.fn() };
+    const runtime = {
+      log: vi.fn(),
+      error: vi.fn(),
+      exit: vi.fn(),
+    };
+    loginOpenAICodexDeviceCodeMock.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      access:
+        "eyJhbGciOiJub25lIiwidHlwIjoiSldUIn0.eyJodHRwczovL2FwaS5vcGVuYWkuY29tL2F1dGgiOnsiY2hhdGdwdF9hY2NvdW50X2lkIjoiYWNjdC1kZXZpY2UtMTIzIn19.signature",
+      refresh: "device-refresh-token",
+      expires: Date.now() + 60_000,
+    });
+
+    const result = await deviceCodeMethod?.run({
+      config: {},
+      env: process.env,
+      prompter: {
+        note,
+        progress: vi.fn(() => progress),
+      } as never,
+      runtime: runtime as never,
+      isRemote: false,
+      openUrl: async () => {},
+      oauth: { createVpsAwareHandlers: (() => ({})) as never },
+    });
+
+    expect(loginOpenAICodexDeviceCodeMock).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    expect(runtime.error).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(note).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      "Trouble with device code login? See https://docs.openclaw.ai/start/faq",
+      "OAuth help",
+    );
+    expect(result).toMatchObject({
+      profiles: [
+        {
+          credential: {
+            type: "oauth",
+            provider: "openai-codex",
+            access:
+              "eyJhbGciOiJub25lIiwidHlwIjoiSldUIn0.eyJodHRwczovL2FwaS5vcGVuYWkuY29tL2F1dGgiOnsiY2hhdGdwdF9hY2NvdW50X2lkIjoiYWNjdC1kZXZpY2UtMTIzIn19.signature",
+            refresh: "device-refresh-token",
+          },
+        },
+      ],
+      defaultModel: "openai-codex/gpt-5.4",
+    });
+    expect(result?.profiles[0]?.credential).not.toHaveProperty("idToken");
+    expect(result?.profiles[0]?.credential).not.toHaveProperty("accountId");
+  });
+
+  it("does not log the device pairing code in remote mode", async () => {
+    const provider = buildOpenAICodexProviderPlugin();
+    const deviceCodeMethod = provider.auth?.find((method) => method.id === "device-code");
+    const note = vi.fn(async () => {});
+    const progress = { update: vi.fn(), stop: vi.fn() };
+    const runtime = {
+      log: vi.fn(),
+      error: vi.fn(),
+      exit: vi.fn(),
+    };
+    loginOpenAICodexDeviceCodeMock.mockImplementationOnce(async ({ onVerification }) => {
+      await onVerification({
+        verificationUrl: "https://auth.openai.com/codex/device",
+        userCode: "CODE-12345",
+        expiresInMs: 900_000,
+      });
+      return {
+        access:
+          "eyJhbGciOiJub25lIiwidHlwIjoiSldUIn0.eyJodHRwczovL2FwaS5vcGVuYWkuY29tL2F1dGgiOnsiY2hhdGdwdF9hY2NvdW50X2lkIjoiYWNjdC1kZXZpY2UtMTIzIn19.signature",
+        refresh: "device-refresh-token",
+        expires: Date.now() + 60_000,
+      };
+    });
+
+    await expect(
+      deviceCodeMethod?.run({
+        config: {},
+        env: process.env,
+        prompter: {
+          note,
+          progress: vi.fn(() => progress),
+        } as never,
+        runtime: runtime as never,
+        isRemote: true,
+        openUrl: async () => {},
+        oauth: { createVpsAwareHandlers: (() => ({})) as never },
+      }),
+    ).resolves.toBeDefined();
+
+    const logOutput = runtime.log.mock.calls.flat().join("\n");
+    expect(logOutput).toContain("https://auth.openai.com/codex/device");
+    expect(logOutput).not.toContain("CODE-12345");
+    expect(note).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.stringContaining("Code: [shown on the local device only]"),
+      "OpenAI Codex device code",
+    );
+    expect(note).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.stringContaining("Code: CODE-12345"),
+      "OpenAI Codex device code",
+    );
   });
 
   it("exposes Codex CLI auth as a runtime-only external profile", () => {
diff --git a/extensions/openai/openai-codex-provider.ts b/extensions/openai/openai-codex-provider.ts
index d8297b0b1b7..49cf0f4ff45 100644
--- a/extensions/openai/openai-codex-provider.ts
+++ b/extensions/openai/openai-codex-provider.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,12 @@ import { isOpenAIApiBaseUrl, isOpenAICodexBaseUrl } from "./base-url.js";
 import { OPENAI_CODEX_DEFAULT_MODEL } from "./default-models.js";
 import { resolveCodexAuthIdentity } from "./openai-codex-auth-identity.js";
 import { buildOpenAICodexProvider } from "./openai-codex-catalog.js";
-import { CODEX_CLI_PROFILE_ID, readOpenAICodexCliOAuthProfile } from "./openai-codex-cli-auth.js";
+import {
+  CODEX_CLI_PROFILE_ID,
+  hasOpenAICodexCliOAuthCredential,
+  readOpenAICodexCliOAuthProfile,
+} from "./openai-codex-cli-auth.js";
+import { loginOpenAICodexDeviceCode } from "./openai-codex-device-code.js";
 import {
   buildOpenAIResponsesProviderHooks,
   buildOpenAISyntheticCatalogEntry,
@@ -35,6 +40,21 @@ import {
 
 const PROVIDER_ID = "openai-codex";
 const OPENAI_CODEX_BASE_URL = "https://chatgpt.com/backend-api/codex";
+const OPENAI_WIZARD_GROUP = {
+  groupId: "openai",
+  groupLabel: "OpenAI",
+  groupHint: "API key + Codex auth",
+} as const;
+const OPENAI_CODEX_LOGIN_ASSISTANT_PRIORITY = -30;
+const OPENAI_CODEX_IMPORT_ASSISTANT_PRIORITY = -20;
+const OPENAI_CODEX_DEVICE_PAIRING_ASSISTANT_PRIORITY = -10;
+const OPENAI_CODEX_LOGIN_LABEL = "OpenAI Codex Browser Login";
+const OPENAI_CODEX_LOGIN_HINT = "Sign in with OpenAI in your browser";
+const OPENAI_CODEX_IMPORT_LABEL = "Import Existing Codex Login";
+const OPENAI_CODEX_IMPORT_HINT = "Import an existing ~/.codex login";
+const OPENAI_CODEX_IMPORT_DETECTED_SUFFIX = "~/.codex detected";
+const OPENAI_CODEX_DEVICE_PAIRING_LABEL = "OpenAI Codex Device Pairing";
+const OPENAI_CODEX_DEVICE_PAIRING_HINT = "Pair in browser with a device code";
 const OPENAI_CODEX_GPT_54_MODEL_ID = "gpt-5.4";
 const OPENAI_CODEX_GPT_54_LEGACY_MODEL_ID = "gpt-5.4-codex";
 const OPENAI_CODEX_GPT_54_PRO_MODEL_ID = "gpt-5.4-pro";
@@ -292,15 +312,76 @@ async function runOpenAICodexOAuth(ctx: ProviderAuthContext) {
   });
 }
 
+async function runOpenAICodexDeviceCode(ctx: ProviderAuthContext) {
+  const spin = ctx.prompter.progress("Starting device code flow…");
+  try {
+    const creds = await loginOpenAICodexDeviceCode({
+      onProgress: (message) => spin.update(message),
+      onVerification: async ({ verificationUrl, userCode, expiresInMs }) => {
+        const expiresInMinutes = Math.max(1, Math.round(expiresInMs / 60_000));
+        const codeLine = ctx.isRemote
+          ? "Code: [shown on the local device only]"
+          : `Code: ${userCode}`;
+        await ctx.prompter.note(
+          [
+            ctx.isRemote
+              ? "Open this URL in your LOCAL browser and enter the code below."
+              : "Open this URL in your browser and enter the code below.",
+            `URL: ${verificationUrl}`,
+            codeLine,
+            `Code expires in ${expiresInMinutes} minutes. Never share it.`,
+          ].join("\n"),
+          "OpenAI Codex device code",
+        );
+        if (ctx.isRemote) {
+          ctx.runtime.log(`\nOpen this URL in your LOCAL browser:\n\n${verificationUrl}\n`);
+          return;
+        }
+        try {
+          await ctx.openUrl(verificationUrl);
+          ctx.runtime.log(`Open: ${verificationUrl}`);
+        } catch {
+          ctx.runtime.log(`Open manually: ${verificationUrl}`);
+        }
+      },
+    });
+    spin.stop("OpenAI device code complete");
+
+    const identity = resolveCodexAuthIdentity({
+      accessToken: creds.access,
+    });
+
+    return buildOauthProviderAuthResult({
+      providerId: PROVIDER_ID,
+      defaultModel: OPENAI_CODEX_DEFAULT_MODEL,
+      access: creds.access,
+      refresh: creds.refresh,
+      expires: creds.expires,
+      email: identity.email,
+      profileName: identity.profileName,
+    });
+  } catch (error) {
+    spin.stop("OpenAI device code failed");
+    ctx.runtime.error(formatErrorMessage(error));
+    await ctx.prompter.note(
+      "Trouble with device code login? See https://docs.openclaw.ai/start/faq",
+      "OAuth help",
+    );
+    throw error;
+  }
+}
+
 async function runImportOpenAICodexCliAuth(ctx: ProviderAuthContext) {
   const profile = readOpenAICodexCliOAuthProfile({
     env: ctx.env ?? process.env,
     store: ensureAuthProfileStoreForLocalUpdate(ctx.agentDir),
   });
   if (!profile) {
-    throw new Error(
-      "No compatible Codex CLI OAuth login found. Sign in with `codex` first or use ChatGPT OAuth instead.",
-    );
+    const message =
+      "No compatible ~/.codex ChatGPT login found. Use Browser Login or Device Pairing instead.";
+    ctx.runtime.error(message);
+    await ctx.prompter.note(message, OPENAI_CODEX_IMPORT_LABEL);
+    return { profiles: [] };
   }
 
   return {
@@ -344,7 +425,16 @@ function buildOpenAICodexAuthDoctorHint(ctx: { profileId?: string }) {
   return "Deprecated profile. Run `openclaw models auth login --provider openai-codex` or `openclaw configure`.";
 }
 
+function buildOpenAICodexImportWizardLabel(hasCodexCliCredential: boolean) {
+  if (!hasCodexCliCredential) {
+    return OPENAI_CODEX_IMPORT_LABEL;
+  }
+  return `${OPENAI_CODEX_IMPORT_LABEL} (${OPENAI_CODEX_IMPORT_DETECTED_SUFFIX})`;
+}
+
 export function buildOpenAICodexProviderPlugin(): ProviderPlugin {
+  const hasCodexCliCredential = hasOpenAICodexCliOAuthCredential();
+  const importWizardLabel = buildOpenAICodexImportWizardLabel(hasCodexCliCredential);
   return {
     id: PROVIDER_ID,
     label: "OpenAI Codex",
@@ -352,27 +442,54 @@ export function buildOpenAICodexProviderPlugin(): ProviderPlugin {
     auth: [
       {
         id: "oauth",
-        label: "ChatGPT OAuth",
-        hint: "Browser sign-in",
+        label: OPENAI_CODEX_LOGIN_LABEL,
+        hint: OPENAI_CODEX_LOGIN_HINT,
         kind: "oauth",
+        wizard: {
+          choiceId: "openai-codex",
+          choiceLabel: OPENAI_CODEX_LOGIN_LABEL,
+          choiceHint: OPENAI_CODEX_LOGIN_HINT,
+          assistantPriority: OPENAI_CODEX_LOGIN_ASSISTANT_PRIORITY,
+          ...OPENAI_WIZARD_GROUP,
+        },
         run: async (ctx) => await runOpenAICodexOAuth(ctx),
       },
+      {
+        id: "device-code",
+        label: OPENAI_CODEX_DEVICE_PAIRING_LABEL,
+        hint: OPENAI_CODEX_DEVICE_PAIRING_HINT,
+        kind: "device_code",
+        wizard: {
+          choiceId: "openai-codex-device-code",
+          choiceLabel: OPENAI_CODEX_DEVICE_PAIRING_LABEL,
+          choiceHint: OPENAI_CODEX_DEVICE_PAIRING_HINT,
+          assistantPriority: OPENAI_CODEX_DEVICE_PAIRING_ASSISTANT_PRIORITY,
+          ...OPENAI_WIZARD_GROUP,
+        },
+        run: async (ctx) => {
+          try {
+            return await runOpenAICodexDeviceCode(ctx);
+          } catch {
+            return { profiles: [] };
+          }
+        },
+      },
       {
         id: "import-codex-cli",
-        label: "Import Codex CLI login",
-        hint: "Use existing .codex auth once",
+        label: importWizardLabel,
+        hint: OPENAI_CODEX_IMPORT_HINT,
         kind: "oauth",
+        wizard: {
+          choiceId: "openai-codex-import",
+          choiceLabel: importWizardLabel,
+          choiceHint: OPENAI_CODEX_IMPORT_HINT,
+          assistantPriority: OPENAI_CODEX_IMPORT_ASSISTANT_PRIORITY,
+          assistantVisibility: hasCodexCliCredential ? "visible" : "manual-only",
+          ...OPENAI_WIZARD_GROUP,
+        },
         run: async (ctx) => await runImportOpenAICodexCliAuth(ctx),
       },
     ],
-    wizard: {
-      setup: {
-        choiceId: "openai-codex",
-        choiceLabel: "OpenAI Codex (ChatGPT OAuth)",
-        choiceHint: "Browser sign-in",
-        methodId: "oauth",
-      },
-    },
     catalog: {
       order: "profile",
       run: async (ctx) => {
diff --git a/extensions/openai/openai-provider.ts b/extensions/openai/openai-provider.ts
index 13c496dbc46..6e4b5405cd7 100644
--- a/extensions/openai/openai-provider.ts
+++ b/extensions/openai/openai-provider.ts
@@ -185,8 +185,8 @@ export function buildOpenAIProvider(): ProviderPlugin {
       createProviderApiKeyAuthMethod({
         providerId: PROVIDER_ID,
         methodId: "api-key",
-        label: "OpenAI API key",
-        hint: "Direct OpenAI API key",
+        label: "OpenAI API Key",
+        hint: "Use your OpenAI API key directly",
         optionKey: "openaiApiKey",
         flagName: "--openai-api-key",
         envVar: "OPENAI_API_KEY",
@@ -196,10 +196,10 @@ export function buildOpenAIProvider(): ProviderPlugin {
         applyConfig: (cfg) => applyOpenAIConfig(cfg),
         wizard: {
           choiceId: "openai-api-key",
-          choiceLabel: "OpenAI API key",
+          choiceLabel: "OpenAI API Key",
           groupId: "openai",
           groupLabel: "OpenAI",
-          groupHint: "Codex OAuth + API key",
+          groupHint: "API key + Codex auth",
         },
       }),
     ],
diff --git a/extensions/openai/openclaw.plugin.json b/extensions/openai/openclaw.plugin.json
index 1ed00df3455..cf049d43267 100644
--- a/extensions/openai/openclaw.plugin.json
+++ b/extensions/openai/openclaw.plugin.json
@@ -15,24 +15,48 @@
       "method": "oauth",
       "choiceId": "openai-codex",
       "deprecatedChoiceIds": ["codex-cli"],
-      "choiceLabel": "OpenAI Codex (ChatGPT OAuth)",
-      "choiceHint": "Browser sign-in",
+      "choiceLabel": "OpenAI Codex Browser Login",
+      "choiceHint": "Sign in with OpenAI in your browser",
+      "assistantPriority": -30,
       "groupId": "openai",
       "groupLabel": "OpenAI",
-      "groupHint": "Codex OAuth + API key"
+      "groupHint": "API key + Codex auth"
+    },
+    {
+      "provider": "openai-codex",
+      "method": "device-code",
+      "choiceId": "openai-codex-device-code",
+      "choiceLabel": "OpenAI Codex Device Pairing",
+      "choiceHint": "Pair in browser with a device code",
+      "assistantPriority": -10,
+      "groupId": "openai",
+      "groupLabel": "OpenAI",
+      "groupHint": "API key + Codex auth"
+    },
+    {
+      "provider": "openai-codex",
+      "method": "import-codex-cli",
+      "choiceId": "openai-codex-import",
+      "choiceLabel": "Import Existing Codex Login",
+      "choiceHint": "Import an existing ~/.codex login",
+      "assistantPriority": -20,
+      "groupId": "openai",
+      "groupLabel": "OpenAI",
+      "groupHint": "API key + Codex auth"
     },
     {
       "provider": "openai",
       "method": "api-key",
       "choiceId": "openai-api-key",
-      "choiceLabel": "OpenAI API key",
+      "choiceLabel": "OpenAI API Key",
+      "assistantPriority": -40,
       "groupId": "openai",
       "groupLabel": "OpenAI",
-      "groupHint": "Codex OAuth + API key",
+      "groupHint": "API key + Codex auth",
       "optionKey": "openaiApiKey",
       "cliFlag": "--openai-api-key",
       "cliOption": "--openai-api-key <key>",
-      "cliDescription": "OpenAI API key"
+      "cliDescription": "OpenAI API Key"
     }
   ],
   "contracts": {
diff --git a/extensions/openai/provider-contract-api.ts b/extensions/openai/provider-contract-api.ts
index fbfdac6f459..ec492daf5af 100644
--- a/extensions/openai/provider-contract-api.ts
+++ b/extensions/openai/provider-contract-api.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 import type { ProviderPlugin } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/provider-model-shared";
 
 const noopAuth = async () => ({ profiles: [] });
+const OPENAI_WIZARD_GROUP = {
+  groupId: "openai",
+  groupLabel: "OpenAI",
+  groupHint: "API key + Codex auth",
+} as const;
 
 export function createOpenAICodexProvider(): ProviderPlugin {
   return {
@@ -11,19 +16,46 @@ export function createOpenAICodexProvider(): ProviderPlugin {
       {
         id: "oauth",
         kind: "oauth",
-        label: "ChatGPT OAuth",
-        hint: "Browser sign-in",
+        label: "OpenAI Codex Browser Login",
+        hint: "Sign in with OpenAI in your browser",
         run: noopAuth,
+        wizard: {
+          choiceId: "openai-codex",
+          choiceLabel: "OpenAI Codex Browser Login",
+          choiceHint: "Sign in with OpenAI in your browser",
+          assistantPriority: -30,
+          ...OPENAI_WIZARD_GROUP,
+        },
+      },
+      {
+        id: "device-code",
+        kind: "device_code",
+        label: "OpenAI Codex Device Pairing",
+        hint: "Pair in browser with a device code",
+        run: noopAuth,
+        wizard: {
+          choiceId: "openai-codex-device-code",
+          choiceLabel: "OpenAI Codex Device Pairing",
+          choiceHint: "Pair in browser with a device code",
+          assistantPriority: -10,
+          ...OPENAI_WIZARD_GROUP,
+        },
+      },
+      {
+        id: "import-codex-cli",
+        kind: "oauth",
+        label: "Import Existing Codex Login",
+        hint: "Import an existing ~/.codex login",
+        run: noopAuth,
+        wizard: {
+          choiceId: "openai-codex-import",
+          choiceLabel: "Import Existing Codex Login",
+          choiceHint: "Import an existing ~/.codex login",
+          assistantPriority: -20,
+          ...OPENAI_WIZARD_GROUP,
+        },
       },
     ],
-    wizard: {
-      setup: {
-        choiceId: "openai-codex",
-        choiceLabel: "OpenAI Codex (ChatGPT OAuth)",
-        choiceHint: "Browser sign-in",
-        methodId: "oauth",
-      },
-    },
   };
 }
 
@@ -38,15 +70,14 @@ export function createOpenAIProvider(): ProviderPlugin {
       {
         id: "api-key",
         kind: "api_key",
-        label: "OpenAI API key",
-        hint: "Direct OpenAI API key",
+        label: "OpenAI API Key",
+        hint: "Use your OpenAI API key directly",
         run: noopAuth,
         wizard: {
           choiceId: "openai-api-key",
-          choiceLabel: "OpenAI API key",
-          groupId: "openai",
-          groupLabel: "OpenAI",
-          groupHint: "Codex OAuth + API key",
+          choiceLabel: "OpenAI API Key",
+          assistantPriority: -40,
+          ...OPENAI_WIZARD_GROUP,
         },
       },
     ],
diff --git a/src/commands/auth-choice-options.test.ts b/src/commands/auth-choice-options.test.ts
index d8751c82726..88734f3e9b4 100644
--- a/src/commands/auth-choice-options.test.ts
+++ b/src/commands/auth-choice-options.test.ts
@@ -447,6 +447,53 @@ describe("buildAuthChoiceOptions", () => {
     ]);
   });
 
+  it("orders OpenAI auth methods as api key, login, import, then device pairing", () => {
+    resolveProviderWizardOptions.mockReturnValue([
+      {
+        value: "openai-api-key",
+        label: "OpenAI API Key",
+        groupId: "openai",
+        groupLabel: "OpenAI",
+        assistantPriority: -40,
+      },
+      {
+        value: "openai-codex",
+        label: "OpenAI Codex Browser Login",
+        groupId: "openai",
+        groupLabel: "OpenAI",
+        assistantPriority: -30,
+      },
+      {
+        value: "openai-codex-import",
+        label: "Import Existing Codex Login (~/.codex detected)",
+        groupId: "openai",
+        groupLabel: "OpenAI",
+        assistantPriority: -20,
+      },
+      {
+        value: "openai-codex-device-code",
+        label: "OpenAI Codex Device Pairing",
+        groupId: "openai",
+        groupLabel: "OpenAI",
+        assistantPriority: -10,
+      },
+    ]);
+
+    const { groups } = buildAuthChoiceGroups({
+      store: EMPTY_STORE,
+      includeSkip: false,
+    });
+    const openAIGroup = groups.find((group) => group.value === "openai");
+
+    expect(openAIGroup).toBeDefined();
+    expect(openAIGroup?.options.map((option) => option.value)).toEqual([
+      "openai-api-key",
+      "openai-codex",
+      "openai-codex-import",
+      "openai-codex-device-code",
+    ]);
+  });
+
   it("groups OpenCode Zen and Go under one OpenCode entry", () => {
     resolveManifestProviderAuthChoices.mockReturnValue([
       {