Local LLM on different host not working
Open 💬 0 comments Opened Jun 23, 2026 by apaeffgen
What version of Codex CLI is running?
codex-cli 0.142.0
What subscription do you have?
None
Which model were you using?
nvidia/nemotron-3-nano-omni, google/gemma-3-4b
What platform is your computer?
MacOS 15.7.7 (24G720)
What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)?
zap, Jupyter-lab, iterm
Codex doctor report
codex doctor --json
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}What issue are you seeing?
Always connects to a gpt model. Error because of wrong api key
Ollama and LMS (LM Studio) working flawlessly with other agents. OpenCode, Hermes, Clawbot.....
What steps can reproduce the bug?
Config.toml and nemotron-lms.toml
codex --oss
codex --profile nemotron-lms
model = "gpt-5.2"
model_reasoning_effort = "low"
[server]
host = "0.0.0.0"
port = 8234 # change from the default 1234
network_access = "enabled"
[marketplaces.openai-bundled]
last_updated = "2026-05-01T14:26:28Z"
source_type = "local"
source = "/Users/apaeffgen/.codex/.tmp/bundled-marketplaces/openai-bundled"
[plugins."browser-use@openai-bundled"]
enabled = true
[model_providers.lms]
name = "LM Studio"
base_url = "http://192.168.2.109:8234/v1"
wire_api = "responses" # "responses" oder "chat"
requires_openai_auth = false
[profiles.nemotron-lms]
model_provider = "lms"
model = "nvidia/nemotron-3-nano-omni"
nemotron-lms.config.toml (END)
What is the expected behavior?
codex uses the local llm provider on a different host, like all other agents can
Additional information
Tried with LM-Studio locally. I had to use gpt-oss-20b. It downloaded it automatically. It did not ask for other modells.