diff --git a/codex-rs/Cargo.lock b/codex-rs/Cargo.lock
index 36ee957471c..913fa21c310 100644
--- a/codex-rs/Cargo.lock
+++ b/codex-rs/Cargo.lock
@@ -1353,7 +1353,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "codex-backend-client",
  "codex-chatgpt",
  "codex-cloud-requirements",
- "codex-common",
  "codex-core",
  "codex-execpolicy",
  "codex-feedback",
@@ -1362,6 +1361,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "codex-protocol",
  "codex-rmcp-client",
  "codex-utils-absolute-path",
+ "codex-utils-cli",
  "codex-utils-json-to-toml",
  "core_test_support",
  "os_info",
@@ -1485,10 +1485,10 @@ version = "0.0.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "clap",
- "codex-common",
  "codex-core",
  "codex-git",
  "codex-utils-cargo-bin",
+ "codex-utils-cli",
  "pretty_assertions",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
@@ -1512,7 +1512,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "codex-arg0",
  "codex-chatgpt",
  "codex-cloud-tasks",
- "codex-common",
  "codex-core",
  "codex-exec",
  "codex-execpolicy",
@@ -1524,6 +1523,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "codex-stdio-to-uds",
  "codex-tui",
  "codex-utils-cargo-bin",
+ "codex-utils-cli",
  "codex-windows-sandbox",
  "libc",
  "owo-colors",
@@ -1589,10 +1589,10 @@ dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "clap",
  "codex-cloud-tasks-client",
- "codex-common",
  "codex-core",
  "codex-login",
  "codex-tui",
+ "codex-utils-cli",
  "crossterm",
  "owo-colors",
  "pretty_assertions",
@@ -1623,21 +1623,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "thiserror 2.0.18",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "codex-common"
-version = "0.0.0"
-dependencies = [
- "clap",
- "codex-core",
- "codex-lmstudio",
- "codex-ollama",
- "codex-protocol",
- "codex-utils-absolute-path",
- "pretty_assertions",
- "serde",
- "toml 0.9.12+spec-1.1.0",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "codex-core"
 version = "0.0.0"
@@ -1765,11 +1750,14 @@ dependencies = [
  "clap",
  "codex-arg0",
  "codex-cloud-requirements",
- "codex-common",
  "codex-core",
  "codex-protocol",
  "codex-utils-absolute-path",
  "codex-utils-cargo-bin",
+ "codex-utils-cli",
+ "codex-utils-elapsed",
+ "codex-utils-oss",
+ "codex-utils-sandbox-summary",
  "core_test_support",
  "libc",
  "owo-colors",
@@ -1990,9 +1978,9 @@ version = "0.0.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "codex-arg0",
- "codex-common",
  "codex-core",
  "codex-protocol",
+ "codex-utils-cli",
  "codex-utils-json-to-toml",
  "core_test_support",
  "mcp_test_support",
@@ -2259,7 +2247,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "codex-chatgpt",
  "codex-cli",
  "codex-cloud-requirements",
- "codex-common",
  "codex-core",
  "codex-feedback",
  "codex-file-search",
@@ -2268,8 +2255,14 @@ dependencies = [
  "codex-protocol",
  "codex-state",
  "codex-utils-absolute-path",
+ "codex-utils-approval-presets",
  "codex-utils-cargo-bin",
+ "codex-utils-cli",
+ "codex-utils-elapsed",
+ "codex-utils-fuzzy-match",
+ "codex-utils-oss",
  "codex-utils-pty",
+ "codex-utils-sandbox-summary",
  "codex-windows-sandbox",
  "color-eyre",
  "crossterm",
@@ -2335,6 +2328,13 @@ dependencies = [
  "ts-rs",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "codex-utils-approval-presets"
+version = "0.0.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "codex-core",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "codex-utils-cache"
 version = "0.0.0"
@@ -2353,6 +2353,26 @@ dependencies = [
  "thiserror 2.0.18",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "codex-utils-cli"
+version = "0.0.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "clap",
+ "codex-core",
+ "codex-protocol",
+ "pretty_assertions",
+ "serde",
+ "toml 0.9.12+spec-1.1.0",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "codex-utils-elapsed"
+version = "0.0.0"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "codex-utils-fuzzy-match"
+version = "0.0.0"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "codex-utils-home-dir"
 version = "0.0.0"
@@ -2383,6 +2403,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "toml 0.9.12+spec-1.1.0",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "codex-utils-oss"
+version = "0.0.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "codex-core",
+ "codex-lmstudio",
+ "codex-ollama",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "codex-utils-pty"
 version = "0.0.0"
@@ -2417,6 +2446,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "rustls",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "codex-utils-sandbox-summary"
+version = "0.0.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "codex-core",
+ "codex-utils-absolute-path",
+ "pretty_assertions",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "codex-utils-string"
 version = "0.0.0"
diff --git a/codex-rs/Cargo.toml b/codex-rs/Cargo.toml
index e7b30353f21..3b57f1a1750 100644
--- a/codex-rs/Cargo.toml
+++ b/codex-rs/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ members = [
     "cloud-tasks",
     "cloud-tasks-client",
     "cli",
-    "common",
     "shell-command",
     "core",
     "hooks",
@@ -50,6 +49,12 @@ members = [
     "utils/readiness",
     "utils/rustls-provider",
     "utils/string",
+    "utils/cli",
+    "utils/elapsed",
+    "utils/sandbox-summary",
+    "utils/approval-presets",
+    "utils/oss",
+    "utils/fuzzy-match",
     "codex-client",
     "codex-api",
     "state",
@@ -82,7 +87,6 @@ codex-cloud-requirements = { path = "cloud-requirements" }
 codex-chatgpt = { path = "chatgpt" }
 codex-cli = { path = "cli"}
 codex-client = { path = "codex-client" }
-codex-common = { path = "common" }
 codex-shell-command = { path = "shell-command" }
 codex-core = { path = "core" }
 codex-hooks = { path = "hooks" }
@@ -118,6 +122,12 @@ codex-utils-pty = { path = "utils/pty" }
 codex-utils-readiness = { path = "utils/readiness" }
 codex-utils-rustls-provider = { path = "utils/rustls-provider" }
 codex-utils-string = { path = "utils/string" }
+codex-utils-cli = { path = "utils/cli" }
+codex-utils-elapsed = { path = "utils/elapsed" }
+codex-utils-sandbox-summary = { path = "utils/sandbox-summary" }
+codex-utils-approval-presets = { path = "utils/approval-presets" }
+codex-utils-oss = { path = "utils/oss" }
+codex-utils-fuzzy-match = { path = "utils/fuzzy-match" }
 codex-windows-sandbox = { path = "windows-sandbox-rs" }
 core_test_support = { path = "core/tests/common" }
 exec_server_test_support = { path = "exec-server/tests/common" }
diff --git a/codex-rs/app-server/Cargo.toml b/codex-rs/app-server/Cargo.toml
index a4e848213aa..7cd2091826d 100644
--- a/codex-rs/app-server/Cargo.toml
+++ b/codex-rs/app-server/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ anyhow = { workspace = true }
 async-trait = { workspace = true }
 codex-arg0 = { workspace = true }
 codex-cloud-requirements = { workspace = true }
-codex-common = { workspace = true, features = ["cli"] }
 codex-core = { workspace = true }
+codex-utils-cli = { workspace = true }
 codex-backend-client = { workspace = true }
 codex-file-search = { workspace = true }
 codex-chatgpt = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/codex-rs/app-server/src/lib.rs b/codex-rs/app-server/src/lib.rs
index 1b940c70d81..0c3af0ea8a0 100644
--- a/codex-rs/app-server/src/lib.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/app-server/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 #![deny(clippy::print_stdout, clippy::print_stderr)]
 
 use codex_cloud_requirements::cloud_requirements_loader;
-use codex_common::CliConfigOverrides;
 use codex_core::AuthManager;
 use codex_core::config::Config;
 use codex_core::config::ConfigBuilder;
 use codex_core::config_loader::CloudRequirementsLoader;
 use codex_core::config_loader::ConfigLayerStackOrdering;
 use codex_core::config_loader::LoaderOverrides;
+use codex_utils_cli::CliConfigOverrides;
 use std::io::ErrorKind;
 use std::io::Result as IoResult;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
diff --git a/codex-rs/app-server/src/main.rs b/codex-rs/app-server/src/main.rs
index 71d6dc338c2..c436300a2d7 100644
--- a/codex-rs/app-server/src/main.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/app-server/src/main.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use codex_app_server::run_main;
 use codex_arg0::arg0_dispatch_or_else;
-use codex_common::CliConfigOverrides;
 use codex_core::config_loader::LoaderOverrides;
+use codex_utils_cli::CliConfigOverrides;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 // Debug-only test hook: lets integration tests point the server at a temporary
diff --git a/codex-rs/chatgpt/Cargo.toml b/codex-rs/chatgpt/Cargo.toml
index 3c55878c8fe..823b63cad22 100644
--- a/codex-rs/chatgpt/Cargo.toml
+++ b/codex-rs/chatgpt/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ workspace = true
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = { workspace = true }
 clap = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"] }
-codex-common = { workspace = true, features = ["cli"] }
 codex-core = { workspace = true }
+codex-utils-cli = { workspace = true }
 codex-utils-cargo-bin = { workspace = true }
 serde = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/codex-rs/chatgpt/src/apply_command.rs b/codex-rs/chatgpt/src/apply_command.rs
index e6b546281e3..6497777a9ff 100644
--- a/codex-rs/chatgpt/src/apply_command.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/chatgpt/src/apply_command.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 use clap::Parser;
-use codex_common::CliConfigOverrides;
 use codex_core::config::Config;
+use codex_utils_cli::CliConfigOverrides;
 
 use crate::chatgpt_token::init_chatgpt_token_from_auth;
 use crate::get_task::GetTaskResponse;
diff --git a/codex-rs/cli/Cargo.toml b/codex-rs/cli/Cargo.toml
index 77344df4772..fd15f87916c 100644
--- a/codex-rs/cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/codex-rs/cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ codex-app-server-test-client = { workspace = true }
 codex-arg0 = { workspace = true }
 codex-chatgpt = { workspace = true }
 codex-cloud-tasks = { path = "../cloud-tasks" }
-codex-common = { workspace = true, features = ["cli"] }
+codex-utils-cli = { workspace = true }
 codex-core = { workspace = true }
 codex-exec = { workspace = true }
 codex-execpolicy = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/codex-rs/cli/src/debug_sandbox.rs b/codex-rs/cli/src/debug_sandbox.rs
index 39255b8d04f..ca4e9999d0e 100644
--- a/codex-rs/cli/src/debug_sandbox.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/cli/src/debug_sandbox.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ mod seatbelt;
 
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
-use codex_common::CliConfigOverrides;
 use codex_core::config::Config;
 use codex_core::config::ConfigOverrides;
 use codex_core::exec_env::create_env;
@@ -14,6 +13,7 @@ use codex_core::landlock::spawn_command_under_linux_sandbox;
 use codex_core::seatbelt::spawn_command_under_seatbelt;
 use codex_core::spawn::StdioPolicy;
 use codex_protocol::config_types::SandboxMode;
+use codex_utils_cli::CliConfigOverrides;
 
 use crate::LandlockCommand;
 use crate::SeatbeltCommand;
diff --git a/codex-rs/cli/src/lib.rs b/codex-rs/cli/src/lib.rs
index e9f60eba769..f71d4598396 100644
--- a/codex-rs/cli/src/lib.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/cli/src/lib.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ mod exit_status;
 pub mod login;
 
 use clap::Parser;
-use codex_common::CliConfigOverrides;
+use codex_utils_cli::CliConfigOverrides;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Parser)]
 pub struct SeatbeltCommand {
diff --git a/codex-rs/cli/src/login.rs b/codex-rs/cli/src/login.rs
index 8cb6f3d01f1..42622f25d33 100644
--- a/codex-rs/cli/src/login.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/cli/src/login.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-use codex_common::CliConfigOverrides;
 use codex_core::CodexAuth;
 use codex_core::auth::AuthCredentialsStoreMode;
 use codex_core::auth::AuthMode;
@@ -10,6 +9,7 @@ use codex_login::ServerOptions;
 use codex_login::run_device_code_login;
 use codex_login::run_login_server;
 use codex_protocol::config_types::ForcedLoginMethod;
+use codex_utils_cli::CliConfigOverrides;
 use std::io::IsTerminal;
 use std::io::Read;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
diff --git a/codex-rs/cli/src/main.rs b/codex-rs/cli/src/main.rs
index defc063eb6d..fa4dc5e3d92 100644
--- a/codex-rs/cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/cli/src/main.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ use codex_cli::login::run_login_with_chatgpt;
 use codex_cli::login::run_login_with_device_code;
 use codex_cli::login::run_logout;
 use codex_cloud_tasks::Cli as CloudTasksCli;
-use codex_common::CliConfigOverrides;
 use codex_exec::Cli as ExecCli;
 use codex_exec::Command as ExecCommand;
 use codex_exec::ReviewArgs;
@@ -26,6 +25,7 @@ use codex_tui::AppExitInfo;
 use codex_tui::Cli as TuiCli;
 use codex_tui::ExitReason;
 use codex_tui::update_action::UpdateAction;
+use codex_utils_cli::CliConfigOverrides;
 use owo_colors::OwoColorize;
 use std::io::IsTerminal;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
@@ -1248,11 +1248,11 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(interactive.config_profile.as_deref(), Some("my-profile"));
         assert_matches!(
             interactive.sandbox_mode,
-            Some(codex_common::SandboxModeCliArg::WorkspaceWrite)
+            Some(codex_utils_cli::SandboxModeCliArg::WorkspaceWrite)
         );
         assert_matches!(
             interactive.approval_policy,
-            Some(codex_common::ApprovalModeCliArg::OnRequest)
+            Some(codex_utils_cli::ApprovalModeCliArg::OnRequest)
         );
         assert!(interactive.full_auto);
         assert_eq!(
diff --git a/codex-rs/cli/src/mcp_cmd.rs b/codex-rs/cli/src/mcp_cmd.rs
index 0b6076130b6..052af56196c 100644
--- a/codex-rs/cli/src/mcp_cmd.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/cli/src/mcp_cmd.rs
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ use anyhow::Result;
 use anyhow::anyhow;
 use anyhow::bail;
 use clap::ArgGroup;
-use codex_common::CliConfigOverrides;
-use codex_common::format_env_display::format_env_display;
 use codex_core::config::Config;
 use codex_core::config::edit::ConfigEditsBuilder;
 use codex_core::config::find_codex_home;
@@ -19,6 +17,8 @@ use codex_core::mcp::auth::oauth_login_support;
 use codex_core::protocol::McpAuthStatus;
 use codex_rmcp_client::delete_oauth_tokens;
 use codex_rmcp_client::perform_oauth_login;
+use codex_utils_cli::CliConfigOverrides;
+use codex_utils_cli::format_env_display::format_env_display;
 
 /// Subcommands:
 /// - `list`   — list configured servers (with `--json`)
diff --git a/codex-rs/cloud-tasks/Cargo.toml b/codex-rs/cloud-tasks/Cargo.toml
index cc79b3e7907..717f499033c 100644
--- a/codex-rs/cloud-tasks/Cargo.toml
+++ b/codex-rs/cloud-tasks/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ codex-cloud-tasks-client = { path = "../cloud-tasks-client", features = [
     "mock",
     "online",
 ] }
-codex-common = { path = "../common", features = ["cli"] }
 codex-core = { path = "../core" }
 codex-login = { path = "../login" }
 codex-tui = { path = "../tui" }
+codex-utils-cli = { workspace = true }
 crossterm = { workspace = true, features = ["event-stream"] }
 ratatui = { workspace = true }
 reqwest = { workspace = true, features = ["json"] }
diff --git a/codex-rs/cloud-tasks/src/cli.rs b/codex-rs/cloud-tasks/src/cli.rs
index 595c649b380..e2c3a244422 100644
--- a/codex-rs/cloud-tasks/src/cli.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/cloud-tasks/src/cli.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use clap::Args;
 use clap::Parser;
-use codex_common::CliConfigOverrides;
+use codex_utils_cli::CliConfigOverrides;
 
 #[derive(Parser, Debug, Default)]
 #[command(version)]
diff --git a/codex-rs/common/BUILD.bazel b/codex-rs/common/BUILD.bazel
deleted file mode 100644
index c42c7bd76be..00000000000
--- a/codex-rs/common/BUILD.bazel
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-load("//:defs.bzl", "codex_rust_crate")
-
-codex_rust_crate(
-    name = "common",
-    crate_name = "codex_common",
-    crate_features = [
-        "cli",
-        "elapsed",
-        "sandbox_summary",
-    ],
-)
diff --git a/codex-rs/common/Cargo.toml b/codex-rs/common/Cargo.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index cd7b8dfe34c..00000000000
--- a/codex-rs/common/Cargo.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-[package]
-name = "codex-common"
-version.workspace = true
-edition.workspace = true
-license.workspace = true
-
-[lints]
-workspace = true
-
-[dependencies]
-clap = { workspace = true, features = ["derive", "wrap_help"], optional = true }
-codex-core = { workspace = true }
-codex-lmstudio = { workspace = true }
-codex-ollama = { workspace = true }
-codex-protocol = { workspace = true }
-serde = { workspace = true, optional = true }
-toml = { workspace = true, optional = true }
-
-[features]
-# Separate feature so that `clap` is not a mandatory dependency.
-cli = ["clap", "serde", "toml"]
-elapsed = []
-sandbox_summary = []
-
-[dev-dependencies]
-clap = { workspace = true, features = ["derive", "wrap_help"] }
-codex-utils-absolute-path = { workspace = true }
-pretty_assertions = { workspace = true }
-serde = { workspace = true }
-toml = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/codex-rs/common/README.md b/codex-rs/common/README.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 9d5d4151260..00000000000
--- a/codex-rs/common/README.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-# codex-common
-
-This crate is designed for utilities that need to be shared across other crates in the workspace, but should not go in `core`.
-
-For narrow utility features, the pattern is to add introduce a new feature under `[features]` in `Cargo.toml` and then gate it with `#[cfg]` in `lib.rs`, as appropriate.
diff --git a/codex-rs/common/src/lib.rs b/codex-rs/common/src/lib.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 20c22c6845e..00000000000
--- a/codex-rs/common/src/lib.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-#[cfg(feature = "cli")]
-mod approval_mode_cli_arg;
-
-#[cfg(feature = "elapsed")]
-pub mod elapsed;
-
-#[cfg(feature = "cli")]
-pub use approval_mode_cli_arg::ApprovalModeCliArg;
-
-#[cfg(feature = "cli")]
-mod sandbox_mode_cli_arg;
-
-#[cfg(feature = "cli")]
-pub use sandbox_mode_cli_arg::SandboxModeCliArg;
-
-#[cfg(feature = "cli")]
-pub mod format_env_display;
-
-#[cfg(feature = "cli")]
-mod config_override;
-
-#[cfg(feature = "cli")]
-pub use config_override::CliConfigOverrides;
-
-mod sandbox_summary;
-
-#[cfg(feature = "sandbox_summary")]
-pub use sandbox_summary::summarize_sandbox_policy;
-
-mod config_summary;
-
-pub use config_summary::create_config_summary_entries;
-// Shared fuzzy matcher (used by TUI selection popups and other UI filtering)
-pub mod fuzzy_match;
-// Shared approval presets (AskForApproval + Sandbox) used by TUI and MCP server
-// Not to be confused with AskForApproval, which we should probably rename to EscalationPolicy.
-pub mod approval_presets;
-// Shared OSS provider utilities used by TUI and exec
-pub mod oss;
diff --git a/codex-rs/exec/Cargo.toml b/codex-rs/exec/Cargo.toml
index 860f4034bea..bb2f8498e3d 100644
--- a/codex-rs/exec/Cargo.toml
+++ b/codex-rs/exec/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,14 +20,13 @@ anyhow = { workspace = true }
 clap = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"] }
 codex-arg0 = { workspace = true }
 codex-cloud-requirements = { workspace = true }
-codex-common = { workspace = true, features = [
-    "cli",
-    "elapsed",
-    "sandbox_summary",
-] }
 codex-core = { workspace = true }
 codex-protocol = { workspace = true }
 codex-utils-absolute-path = { workspace = true }
+codex-utils-cli = { workspace = true }
+codex-utils-elapsed = { workspace = true }
+codex-utils-oss = { workspace = true }
+codex-utils-sandbox-summary = { workspace = true }
 owo-colors = { workspace = true }
 serde = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/codex-rs/exec/src/cli.rs b/codex-rs/exec/src/cli.rs
index 5d7a9ba7252..05845e00fa8 100644
--- a/codex-rs/exec/src/cli.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/exec/src/cli.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use clap::Args;
 use clap::FromArgMatches;
 use clap::Parser;
 use clap::ValueEnum;
-use codex_common::CliConfigOverrides;
+use codex_utils_cli::CliConfigOverrides;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 #[derive(Parser, Debug)]
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ pub struct Cli {
     /// Select the sandbox policy to use when executing model-generated shell
     /// commands.
     #[arg(long = "sandbox", short = 's', value_enum)]
-    pub sandbox_mode: Option<codex_common::SandboxModeCliArg>,
+    pub sandbox_mode: Option<codex_utils_cli::SandboxModeCliArg>,
 
     /// Configuration profile from config.toml to specify default options.
     #[arg(long = "profile", short = 'p')]
diff --git a/codex-rs/exec/src/event_processor_with_human_output.rs b/codex-rs/exec/src/event_processor_with_human_output.rs
index f9edc36627f..d7b95e28825 100644
--- a/codex-rs/exec/src/event_processor_with_human_output.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/exec/src/event_processor_with_human_output.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-use codex_common::elapsed::format_duration;
-use codex_common::elapsed::format_elapsed;
 use codex_core::config::Config;
 use codex_core::protocol::AgentMessageEvent;
 use codex_core::protocol::AgentReasoningRawContentEvent;
@@ -36,6 +34,8 @@ use codex_core::protocol::WebSearchEndEvent;
 use codex_core::web_search::web_search_detail;
 use codex_protocol::items::TurnItem;
 use codex_protocol::num_format::format_with_separators;
+use codex_utils_elapsed::format_duration;
+use codex_utils_elapsed::format_elapsed;
 use owo_colors::OwoColorize;
 use owo_colors::Style;
 use shlex::try_join;
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ use std::time::Instant;
 use crate::event_processor::CodexStatus;
 use crate::event_processor::EventProcessor;
 use crate::event_processor::handle_last_message;
-use codex_common::create_config_summary_entries;
 use codex_protocol::plan_tool::StepStatus;
 use codex_protocol::plan_tool::UpdatePlanArgs;
+use codex_utils_sandbox_summary::create_config_summary_entries;
 
 /// This should be configurable. When used in CI, users may not want to impose
 /// a limit so they can see the full transcript.
diff --git a/codex-rs/exec/src/lib.rs b/codex-rs/exec/src/lib.rs
index 52aa6973b0f..f6a8c8b990c 100644
--- a/codex-rs/exec/src/lib.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/exec/src/lib.rs
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ pub use cli::Cli;
 pub use cli::Command;
 pub use cli::ReviewArgs;
 use codex_cloud_requirements::cloud_requirements_loader;
-use codex_common::oss::ensure_oss_provider_ready;
-use codex_common::oss::get_default_model_for_oss_provider;
 use codex_core::AuthManager;
 use codex_core::LMSTUDIO_OSS_PROVIDER_ID;
 use codex_core::NewThread;
@@ -43,6 +41,8 @@ use codex_protocol::approvals::ElicitationAction;
 use codex_protocol::config_types::SandboxMode;
 use codex_protocol::user_input::UserInput;
 use codex_utils_absolute_path::AbsolutePathBuf;
+use codex_utils_oss::ensure_oss_provider_ready;
+use codex_utils_oss::get_default_model_for_oss_provider;
 use event_processor_with_human_output::EventProcessorWithHumanOutput;
 use event_processor_with_jsonl_output::EventProcessorWithJsonOutput;
 use serde_json::Value;
diff --git a/codex-rs/exec/src/main.rs b/codex-rs/exec/src/main.rs
index 2d3db1f42e5..9c6cf52f9f5 100644
--- a/codex-rs/exec/src/main.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/exec/src/main.rs
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
 //! of the `codex-exec` binary.
 use clap::Parser;
 use codex_arg0::arg0_dispatch_or_else;
-use codex_common::CliConfigOverrides;
 use codex_exec::Cli;
 use codex_exec::run_main;
+use codex_utils_cli::CliConfigOverrides;
 
 #[derive(Parser, Debug)]
 struct TopCli {
diff --git a/codex-rs/mcp-server/Cargo.toml b/codex-rs/mcp-server/Cargo.toml
index 7a952342dee..e3f0db82ebe 100644
--- a/codex-rs/mcp-server/Cargo.toml
+++ b/codex-rs/mcp-server/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ workspace = true
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = { workspace = true }
 codex-arg0 = { workspace = true }
-codex-common = { workspace = true, features = ["cli"] }
 codex-core = { workspace = true }
 codex-protocol = { workspace = true }
+codex-utils-cli = { workspace = true }
 codex-utils-json-to-toml = { workspace = true }
 rmcp = { workspace = true }
 schemars = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/codex-rs/mcp-server/src/lib.rs b/codex-rs/mcp-server/src/lib.rs
index eed176c5758..fd4475a61d0 100644
--- a/codex-rs/mcp-server/src/lib.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/mcp-server/src/lib.rs
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ use std::io::ErrorKind;
 use std::io::Result as IoResult;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
-use codex_common::CliConfigOverrides;
 use codex_core::config::Config;
+use codex_utils_cli::CliConfigOverrides;
 
 use rmcp::model::ClientNotification;
 use rmcp::model::ClientRequest;
diff --git a/codex-rs/mcp-server/src/main.rs b/codex-rs/mcp-server/src/main.rs
index 314944fab57..c6ffd49b407 100644
--- a/codex-rs/mcp-server/src/main.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/mcp-server/src/main.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use codex_arg0::arg0_dispatch_or_else;
-use codex_common::CliConfigOverrides;
 use codex_mcp_server::run_main;
+use codex_utils_cli::CliConfigOverrides;
 
 fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     arg0_dispatch_or_else(|codex_linux_sandbox_exe| async move {
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/Cargo.toml b/codex-rs/tui/Cargo.toml
index 5e313f19b1c..9f268fbd498 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/Cargo.toml
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/Cargo.toml
@@ -32,11 +32,6 @@ codex-arg0 = { workspace = true }
 codex-backend-client = { workspace = true }
 codex-chatgpt = { workspace = true }
 codex-cloud-requirements = { workspace = true }
-codex-common = { workspace = true, features = [
-    "cli",
-    "elapsed",
-    "sandbox_summary",
-] }
 codex-core = { workspace = true }
 codex-feedback = { workspace = true }
 codex-file-search = { workspace = true }
@@ -44,7 +39,13 @@ codex-login = { workspace = true }
 codex-otel = { workspace = true }
 codex-protocol = { workspace = true }
 codex-state = { workspace = true }
+codex-utils-approval-presets = { workspace = true }
 codex-utils-absolute-path = { workspace = true }
+codex-utils-cli = { workspace = true }
+codex-utils-elapsed = { workspace = true }
+codex-utils-fuzzy-match = { workspace = true }
+codex-utils-oss = { workspace = true }
+codex-utils-sandbox-summary = { workspace = true }
 color-eyre = { workspace = true }
 crossterm = { workspace = true, features = ["bracketed-paste", "event-stream"] }
 derive_more = { workspace = true, features = ["is_variant"] }
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/app_event.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/app_event.rs
index 0b85fafbb7c..7244367fa15 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/app_event.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/app_event.rs
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 use codex_chatgpt::connectors::AppInfo;
-use codex_common::approval_presets::ApprovalPreset;
 use codex_core::protocol::Event;
 use codex_core::protocol::RateLimitSnapshot;
 use codex_file_search::FileMatch;
 use codex_protocol::ThreadId;
 use codex_protocol::openai_models::ModelPreset;
+use codex_utils_approval_presets::ApprovalPreset;
 
 use crate::bottom_pane::ApprovalRequest;
 use crate::bottom_pane::StatusLineItem;
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/chat_composer.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/chat_composer.rs
index 38376a5278e..3ceeb728c1e 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/chat_composer.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/chat_composer.rs
@@ -152,12 +152,12 @@ use crate::render::RectExt;
 use crate::render::renderable::Renderable;
 use crate::slash_command::SlashCommand;
 use crate::style::user_message_style;
-use codex_common::fuzzy_match::fuzzy_match;
 use codex_protocol::custom_prompts::CustomPrompt;
 use codex_protocol::custom_prompts::PROMPTS_CMD_PREFIX;
 use codex_protocol::models::local_image_label_text;
 use codex_protocol::user_input::ByteRange;
 use codex_protocol::user_input::TextElement;
+use codex_utils_fuzzy_match::fuzzy_match;
 
 use crate::app_event::AppEvent;
 use crate::app_event::ConnectorsSnapshot;
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/multi_select_picker.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/multi_select_picker.rs
index 0fb027a57a7..65dfbb77414 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/multi_select_picker.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/multi_select_picker.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 //! .build();
 //! ```
 
-use codex_common::fuzzy_match::fuzzy_match;
+use codex_utils_fuzzy_match::fuzzy_match;
 use crossterm::event::KeyCode;
 use crossterm::event::KeyEvent;
 use crossterm::event::KeyModifiers;
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/skill_popup.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/skill_popup.rs
index 6ce8d4e373d..e3a6c9880bd 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/skill_popup.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/skill_popup.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use crate::key_hint;
 use crate::render::Insets;
 use crate::render::RectExt;
 use crate::text_formatting::truncate_text;
-use codex_common::fuzzy_match::fuzzy_match;
+use codex_utils_fuzzy_match::fuzzy_match;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub(crate) struct MentionItem {
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/slash_commands.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/slash_commands.rs
index 34ad17330d7..cdd0ba8f7d0 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/slash_commands.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/slash_commands.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 //! The same sandbox- and feature-gating rules are used by both the composer
 //! and the command popup. Centralizing them here keeps those call sites small
 //! and ensures they stay in sync.
-use codex_common::fuzzy_match::fuzzy_match;
+use codex_utils_fuzzy_match::fuzzy_match;
 
 use crate::slash_command::SlashCommand;
 use crate::slash_command::built_in_slash_commands;
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget.rs
index 29ab15cf0c2..40f30fd538c 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget.rs
@@ -231,8 +231,6 @@ use crate::streaming::controller::PlanStreamController;
 use crate::streaming::controller::StreamController;
 
 use chrono::Local;
-use codex_common::approval_presets::ApprovalPreset;
-use codex_common::approval_presets::builtin_approval_presets;
 use codex_core::AuthManager;
 use codex_core::CodexAuth;
 use codex_core::ThreadManager;
@@ -243,6 +241,8 @@ use codex_protocol::openai_models::InputModality;
 use codex_protocol::openai_models::ModelPreset;
 use codex_protocol::openai_models::ReasoningEffort as ReasoningEffortConfig;
 use codex_protocol::plan_tool::UpdatePlanArgs;
+use codex_utils_approval_presets::ApprovalPreset;
+use codex_utils_approval_presets::builtin_approval_presets;
 use strum::IntoEnumIterator;
 
 const USER_SHELL_COMMAND_HELP_TITLE: &str = "Prefix a command with ! to run it locally";
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tests.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tests.rs
index 92fcf4ec530..8aac4505c14 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tests.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tests.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ use crate::history_cell::UserHistoryCell;
 use crate::test_backend::VT100Backend;
 use crate::tui::FrameRequester;
 use assert_matches::assert_matches;
-use codex_common::approval_presets::builtin_approval_presets;
 use codex_core::CodexAuth;
 use codex_core::config::Config;
 use codex_core::config::ConfigBuilder;
@@ -88,6 +87,7 @@ use codex_protocol::protocol::SkillScope;
 use codex_protocol::user_input::TextElement;
 use codex_protocol::user_input::UserInput;
 use codex_utils_absolute_path::AbsolutePathBuf;
+use codex_utils_approval_presets::builtin_approval_presets;
 use crossterm::event::KeyCode;
 use crossterm::event::KeyEvent;
 use crossterm::event::KeyModifiers;
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/cli.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/cli.rs
index e6880437e66..86bea97abe5 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/cli.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/cli.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use clap::Parser;
 use clap::ValueHint;
-use codex_common::ApprovalModeCliArg;
-use codex_common::CliConfigOverrides;
+use codex_utils_cli::ApprovalModeCliArg;
+use codex_utils_cli::CliConfigOverrides;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 #[derive(Parser, Debug)]
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ pub struct Cli {
     /// Select the sandbox policy to use when executing model-generated shell
     /// commands.
     #[arg(long = "sandbox", short = 's')]
-    pub sandbox_mode: Option<codex_common::SandboxModeCliArg>,
+    pub sandbox_mode: Option<codex_utils_cli::SandboxModeCliArg>,
 
     /// Configure when the model requires human approval before executing a command.
     #[arg(long = "ask-for-approval", short = 'a')]
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/exec_cell/render.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/exec_cell/render.rs
index 6517bcf470a..4f7b1cd6356 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/exec_cell/render.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/exec_cell/render.rs
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ use crate::wrapping::RtOptions;
 use crate::wrapping::word_wrap_line;
 use crate::wrapping::word_wrap_lines;
 use codex_ansi_escape::ansi_escape_line;
-use codex_common::elapsed::format_duration;
 use codex_core::bash::extract_bash_command;
 use codex_core::protocol::ExecCommandSource;
 use codex_protocol::parse_command::ParsedCommand;
+use codex_utils_elapsed::format_duration;
 use itertools::Itertools;
 use ratatui::prelude::*;
 use ratatui::style::Modifier;
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/history_cell.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/history_cell.rs
index 9f27bc9cf1e..360d481aad3 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/history_cell.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/history_cell.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ use crate::wrapping::RtOptions;
 use crate::wrapping::word_wrap_line;
 use crate::wrapping::word_wrap_lines;
 use base64::Engine;
-use codex_common::format_env_display::format_env_display;
 use codex_core::config::Config;
 use codex_core::config::types::McpServerTransportConfig;
 use codex_core::protocol::FileChange;
@@ -57,6 +56,7 @@ use codex_protocol::plan_tool::UpdatePlanArgs;
 use codex_protocol::request_user_input::RequestUserInputAnswer;
 use codex_protocol::request_user_input::RequestUserInputQuestion;
 use codex_protocol::user_input::TextElement;
+use codex_utils_cli::format_env_display::format_env_display;
 use image::DynamicImage;
 use image::ImageReader;
 use ratatui::prelude::*;
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/lib.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/lib.rs
index ac82c1d7e11..eb83f519647 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/lib.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/lib.rs
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ use app::App;
 pub use app::AppExitInfo;
 pub use app::ExitReason;
 use codex_cloud_requirements::cloud_requirements_loader;
-use codex_common::oss::ensure_oss_provider_ready;
-use codex_common::oss::get_default_model_for_oss_provider;
 use codex_core::AuthManager;
 use codex_core::CodexAuth;
 use codex_core::INTERACTIVE_SESSION_SOURCES;
@@ -41,6 +39,8 @@ use codex_protocol::protocol::RolloutItem;
 use codex_protocol::protocol::RolloutLine;
 use codex_state::log_db;
 use codex_utils_absolute_path::AbsolutePathBuf;
+use codex_utils_oss::ensure_oss_provider_ready;
+use codex_utils_oss::get_default_model_for_oss_provider;
 use cwd_prompt::CwdPromptAction;
 use cwd_prompt::CwdSelection;
 use std::fs::OpenOptions;
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ pub async fn run_main(
     // gpt-oss:20b) and ensure it is present locally. Also, force the built‑in
     let raw_overrides = cli.config_overrides.raw_overrides.clone();
     // `oss` model provider.
-    let overrides_cli = codex_common::CliConfigOverrides { raw_overrides };
+    let overrides_cli = codex_utils_cli::CliConfigOverrides { raw_overrides };
     let cli_kv_overrides = match overrides_cli.parse_overrides() {
         // Parse `-c` overrides from the CLI.
         Ok(v) => v,
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/main.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/main.rs
index 50ea95f170f..7f043ef0f97 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/main.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/main.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 use clap::Parser;
 use codex_arg0::arg0_dispatch_or_else;
-use codex_common::CliConfigOverrides;
 use codex_tui::Cli;
 use codex_tui::run_main;
+use codex_utils_cli::CliConfigOverrides;
 
 #[derive(Parser, Debug)]
 struct TopCli {
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/skills_helpers.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/skills_helpers.rs
index 1a8c78bb10a..2aa2919e7c4 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/skills_helpers.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/skills_helpers.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-use codex_common::fuzzy_match::fuzzy_match;
 use codex_core::skills::model::SkillMetadata;
+use codex_utils_fuzzy_match::fuzzy_match;
 
 use crate::text_formatting::truncate_text;
 
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/status/card.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/status/card.rs
index 60f7f937526..f8361d67487 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/status/card.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/status/card.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ use crate::history_cell::with_border_with_inner_width;
 use crate::version::CODEX_CLI_VERSION;
 use chrono::DateTime;
 use chrono::Local;
-use codex_common::summarize_sandbox_policy;
 use codex_core::WireApi;
 use codex_core::config::Config;
 use codex_core::protocol::NetworkAccess;
@@ -15,6 +14,7 @@ use codex_core::protocol::TokenUsageInfo;
 use codex_protocol::ThreadId;
 use codex_protocol::account::PlanType;
 use codex_protocol::openai_models::ReasoningEffort;
+use codex_utils_sandbox_summary::summarize_sandbox_policy;
 use ratatui::prelude::*;
 use ratatui::style::Stylize;
 use std::collections::BTreeSet;
diff --git a/codex-rs/utils/approval-presets/BUILD.bazel b/codex-rs/utils/approval-presets/BUILD.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5fd49844864
--- /dev/null
+++ b/codex-rs/utils/approval-presets/BUILD.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+load("//:defs.bzl", "codex_rust_crate")
+
+codex_rust_crate(
+    name = "approval-presets",
+    crate_name = "codex_utils_approval_presets",
+)
diff --git a/codex-rs/utils/approval-presets/Cargo.toml b/codex-rs/utils/approval-presets/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1237545cd64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/codex-rs/utils/approval-presets/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+[package]
+name = "codex-utils-approval-presets"
+version.workspace = true
+edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
+
+[lints]
+workspace = true
+
+[dependencies]
+codex-core = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/codex-rs/common/src/approval_presets.rs b/codex-rs/utils/approval-presets/src/lib.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from codex-rs/common/src/approval_presets.rs
rename to codex-rs/utils/approval-presets/src/lib.rs
diff --git a/codex-rs/utils/cli/BUILD.bazel b/codex-rs/utils/cli/BUILD.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..df9373b54c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/codex-rs/utils/cli/BUILD.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+load("//:defs.bzl", "codex_rust_crate")
+
+codex_rust_crate(
+    name = "cli",
+    crate_name = "codex_utils_cli",
+)
diff --git a/codex-rs/utils/cli/Cargo.toml b/codex-rs/utils/cli/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7e9d2c5a1d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/codex-rs/utils/cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+[package]
+name = "codex-utils-cli"
+version.workspace = true
+edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
+
+[lints]
+workspace = true
+
+[dependencies]
+clap = { workspace = true, features = ["derive", "wrap_help"] }
+codex-core = { workspace = true }
+codex-protocol = { workspace = true }
+serde = { workspace = true }
+toml = { workspace = true }
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+pretty_assertions = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/codex-rs/common/src/approval_mode_cli_arg.rs b/codex-rs/utils/cli/src/approval_mode_cli_arg.rs
similarity index 95%
rename from codex-rs/common/src/approval_mode_cli_arg.rs
rename to codex-rs/utils/cli/src/approval_mode_cli_arg.rs
index e8c06826877..2ba1e3dc597 100644
--- a/codex-rs/common/src/approval_mode_cli_arg.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/utils/cli/src/approval_mode_cli_arg.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 //! Standard type to use with the `--approval-mode` CLI option.
-//! Available when the `cli` feature is enabled for the crate.
 
 use clap::ValueEnum;
 
diff --git a/codex-rs/common/src/config_override.rs b/codex-rs/utils/cli/src/config_override.rs
similarity index 99%
rename from codex-rs/common/src/config_override.rs
rename to codex-rs/utils/cli/src/config_override.rs
index 9bbec2b6f26..1592563a0bf 100644
--- a/codex-rs/common/src/config_override.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/utils/cli/src/config_override.rs
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ fn parse_toml_value(raw: &str) -> Result<Value, toml::de::Error> {
         .ok_or_else(|| SerdeError::custom("missing sentinel key"))
 }
 
-#[cfg(all(test, feature = "cli"))]
+#[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
 
diff --git a/codex-rs/common/src/format_env_display.rs b/codex-rs/utils/cli/src/format_env_display.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from codex-rs/common/src/format_env_display.rs
rename to codex-rs/utils/cli/src/format_env_display.rs
diff --git a/codex-rs/utils/cli/src/lib.rs b/codex-rs/utils/cli/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b3ce23b9083
--- /dev/null
+++ b/codex-rs/utils/cli/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+mod approval_mode_cli_arg;
+mod config_override;
+pub mod format_env_display;
+mod sandbox_mode_cli_arg;
+
+pub use approval_mode_cli_arg::ApprovalModeCliArg;
+pub use config_override::CliConfigOverrides;
+pub use sandbox_mode_cli_arg::SandboxModeCliArg;
diff --git a/codex-rs/common/src/sandbox_mode_cli_arg.rs b/codex-rs/utils/cli/src/sandbox_mode_cli_arg.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from codex-rs/common/src/sandbox_mode_cli_arg.rs
rename to codex-rs/utils/cli/src/sandbox_mode_cli_arg.rs
diff --git a/codex-rs/utils/elapsed/BUILD.bazel b/codex-rs/utils/elapsed/BUILD.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dcc7b206d20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/codex-rs/utils/elapsed/BUILD.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+load("//:defs.bzl", "codex_rust_crate")
+
+codex_rust_crate(
+    name = "elapsed",
+    crate_name = "codex_utils_elapsed",
+)
diff --git a/codex-rs/utils/elapsed/Cargo.toml b/codex-rs/utils/elapsed/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a29d36995f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/codex-rs/utils/elapsed/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[package]
+name = "codex-utils-elapsed"
+version.workspace = true
+edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
+
+[lints]
+workspace = true
diff --git a/codex-rs/common/src/elapsed.rs b/codex-rs/utils/elapsed/src/lib.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from codex-rs/common/src/elapsed.rs
rename to codex-rs/utils/elapsed/src/lib.rs
diff --git a/codex-rs/utils/fuzzy-match/BUILD.bazel b/codex-rs/utils/fuzzy-match/BUILD.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bcafc003552
--- /dev/null
+++ b/codex-rs/utils/fuzzy-match/BUILD.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+load("//:defs.bzl", "codex_rust_crate")
+
+codex_rust_crate(
+    name = "fuzzy-match",
+    crate_name = "codex_utils_fuzzy_match",
+)
diff --git a/codex-rs/utils/fuzzy-match/Cargo.toml b/codex-rs/utils/fuzzy-match/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4788faba15a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/codex-rs/utils/fuzzy-match/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[package]
+name = "codex-utils-fuzzy-match"
+version.workspace = true
+edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
+
+[lints]
+workspace = true
diff --git a/codex-rs/common/src/fuzzy_match.rs b/codex-rs/utils/fuzzy-match/src/lib.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from codex-rs/common/src/fuzzy_match.rs
rename to codex-rs/utils/fuzzy-match/src/lib.rs
diff --git a/codex-rs/utils/oss/BUILD.bazel b/codex-rs/utils/oss/BUILD.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1ac873c9444
--- /dev/null
+++ b/codex-rs/utils/oss/BUILD.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+load("//:defs.bzl", "codex_rust_crate")
+
+codex_rust_crate(
+    name = "oss",
+    crate_name = "codex_utils_oss",
+)
diff --git a/codex-rs/utils/oss/Cargo.toml b/codex-rs/utils/oss/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..93623615e6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/codex-rs/utils/oss/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+[package]
+name = "codex-utils-oss"
+version.workspace = true
+edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
+
+[lints]
+workspace = true
+
+[dependencies]
+codex-core = { workspace = true }
+codex-lmstudio = { workspace = true }
+codex-ollama = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/codex-rs/common/src/oss.rs b/codex-rs/utils/oss/src/lib.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from codex-rs/common/src/oss.rs
rename to codex-rs/utils/oss/src/lib.rs
diff --git a/codex-rs/utils/sandbox-summary/BUILD.bazel b/codex-rs/utils/sandbox-summary/BUILD.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fd3e5371b62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/codex-rs/utils/sandbox-summary/BUILD.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+load("//:defs.bzl", "codex_rust_crate")
+
+codex_rust_crate(
+    name = "sandbox-summary",
+    crate_name = "codex_utils_sandbox_summary",
+)
diff --git a/codex-rs/utils/sandbox-summary/Cargo.toml b/codex-rs/utils/sandbox-summary/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6e44b2d2011
--- /dev/null
+++ b/codex-rs/utils/sandbox-summary/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+[package]
+name = "codex-utils-sandbox-summary"
+version.workspace = true
+edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
+
+[lints]
+workspace = true
+
+[dependencies]
+codex-core = { workspace = true }
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+codex-utils-absolute-path = { workspace = true }
+pretty_assertions = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/codex-rs/common/src/config_summary.rs b/codex-rs/utils/sandbox-summary/src/config_summary.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from codex-rs/common/src/config_summary.rs
rename to codex-rs/utils/sandbox-summary/src/config_summary.rs
diff --git a/codex-rs/utils/sandbox-summary/src/lib.rs b/codex-rs/utils/sandbox-summary/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0e5e09af62f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/codex-rs/utils/sandbox-summary/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+mod config_summary;
+mod sandbox_summary;
+
+pub use config_summary::create_config_summary_entries;
+pub use sandbox_summary::summarize_sandbox_policy;
diff --git a/codex-rs/common/src/sandbox_summary.rs b/codex-rs/utils/sandbox-summary/src/sandbox_summary.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from codex-rs/common/src/sandbox_summary.rs
rename to codex-rs/utils/sandbox-summary/src/sandbox_summary.rs