Codex接入DeepSeek超详细介绍
Codex 是 OpenAI 推出的 AI 编程助手，跟模型通信走的是 Responses API，DeepSeek API 原生支持这个格式，所以让 Codex 用上 DeepSeek 并不费劲。
Codex 现在有三种客户端形态：Codex CLI、ChatGPT 桌面端、VS Code 里的 Codex 插件（Codex IDE extension）。它们共用同一份配置文件，配一次三个地方都能用。
DeepSeek 官方文档给了两条路线：一键脚本和手动改配置文件。我把官方两条路线都讲清楚，再补一条官方文档没提、但实际很好用的方式：用 CC Switch 图形化管理供应商，想在 DeepSeek 和 ChatGPT 官方之间来回切的时候会舒服很多。
两个地址先记下来，后面反复用到：
- 官方文档：接入 Codex
- API Key 获取：DeepSeek Platform 的 API Keys 页面
方式一：DeepSeek 官方配置，脚本和手动二选一
一键脚本，官方推荐
前提是机器上装好 Codex CLI 或 ChatGPT 桌面端，而且至少运行过一次，保证 ~/.codex 目录已经存在。
macOS / Linux 在终端执行：
bash <(curl -fsSL https://cdn.deepseek.com/api-docs/codex-deepseek-setup.sh)
Windows 在 PowerShell 执行：
irm https://cdn.deepseek.com/api-docs/codex-deepseek-setup-en.ps1 | iex
运行后按菜单选模型，脚本里包含 deepseek-v4-flash 和 deepseek-v4-pro 两个模型。第一次跑会提示输入 API Key（以 sk- 开头，去 DeepSeek Platform 的 API Keys 页面拿）。
脚本背后做了四件事，我列出来，方便小伙伴知道它动了哪些文件：
- 备份现有配置：把
~/.codex/config.toml备份到~/.codex/backup-deepseek/，想还原随时可以。 - 写入模型目录
~/.codex/models.json：向 Codex 声明 DeepSeek 模型的元数据，比如上下文窗口长度、支持的推理强度档位、工具调用格式。有了它，Codex 能像使用内置模型一样使用 DeepSeek 模型。 - 修改
~/.codex/config.toml：只改必要字段，新增[model_providers.deepseek]配置段。你原有的 MCP 服务器、项目信任级别这些配置全部保留；如果存在和 DeepSeek 配置冲突的字段，脚本会删掉它们，并逐条打印删除原因。 - 校验：写入前先检查
config.toml和models.json的语法，不合法就直接中止，一个文件都不改。
以后再跑这个脚本，可以在菜单里切换模型，或者选菜单第 3 项恢复到安装前的默认配置。
手动编辑配置文件
手动方式分两步，相当于把一键脚本做的事自己再做一遍，适合想弄清楚原理的小伙伴。
第一步，创建模型目录文件 ~/.codex/models.json，内容与一键脚本写入的一致，声明 deepseek-v4-flash 和 deepseek-v4-pro 两个模型的元数据。
models.json 完整内容：
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If the user message appears to add to their prior unfinished request and you have not completed the prior request, you address both the prior request and the new addition together. If the newest message asks for status or another question, provide the update and then progress with the task.\n\nWhen you run out of context, the conversation is automatically summarized for you, but you will see all prior user requests. Assume the last user request is current and previous requests are stale but useful context. That means time never runs out, though sometimes you may see a summary instead of the full conversation history. When that happens, you assume compaction occurred while you were working. Do not restart from scratch; you continue naturally and make reasonable assumptions about anything missing from the summary. 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Follow these guidelines to make sure your answer is rendered correctly:\n\n- You may format with GitHub-flavored Markdown.\n- When referencing a real local file, prefer a clickable markdown link.\n * Clickable file links should look like [app.py](/abs/path/app.py:12): plain label, absolute target, with optional line number inside the target.\n * If a file path has spaces, wrap the target in angle brackets: [My Report.md](</abs/path/My Project/My Report.md:3>).\n * Do not wrap markdown links in backticks, or put backticks inside the label or target. This confuses the markdown renderer.\n * Do not use URIs like file://, vscode://, or https:// for file links.\n * Do not provide ranges of lines.\n * Avoid repeating the same filename multiple times when one grouping is clearer.\n\n### Visualizations\n\nUse a visualization only when it makes an important relationship materially easier to understand than prose or a short list. 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Compact notation and small examples do not count as visualizations.\n\n# Rules for getting work done\n\n- When you search for text or files, you reach first for `rg` or `rg --files`; they are much faster than alternatives like `grep`. If `rg` is unavailable, you use the next best tool without fuss.\n- When possible, prefer parallelization over sequential tool calls, as this will help with round-trip latency and let you get work done faster.\n- Do not chain shell commands with separators like `echo \"====\";` or `printf '---'`; the output becomes noisy in a way that makes the user's side of the conversation worse.\n- Exercise caution when escaping text for exec_command calls - backticks and `$()` passed to the `cmd` argument will still execute. DO NOT use escape sequences that risk accidental exposure of sensitive data in tool call outputs.\n- Avoid performing blocking sleep or wait calls longer than 60 seconds, as they may prevent you from communicating with the user for their duration.\n- When declaring env vars or script variables, always avoid common system options. Never repurpose `$HOME`, `$home`, or `$CODEX_HOME`. Instead, use a task-specific variable name.\n\n## File editing constraints\n\nUse `apply_patch` for local file edits. Do not create or edit files with `cat` or other shell write tricks. Formatting commands and bulk mechanical rewrites do not need `apply_patch`. Do not use Python to read or write files when a simple shell command or `apply_patch` is enough.\n\nYou may find yourself working in a dirty worktree. Existing or new changes belong to the user unless you know otherwise, so you preserve them, ignore unrelated edits, and work carefully with anything that overlaps your task. If you cannot work around them you escalate to the user.\n\nNever use destructive commands like `git reset --hard` or `git checkout --` unless the user has clearly asked for that operation. If the request is ambiguous, ask for approval first. You prefer non-interactive git commands.\n\n## Autonomy and persistence\n\nAdapt accordingly based on the user’s request type. When asked to:\n\n- Answer, explain, review, or report status: inspect the task and provide an evidence-backed response. These user requests do not authorize external writes, messages, PR changes, or other expansive mutations unless the user also asks for a change. Reversible, non-mutating diagnostic checks are allowed when they are relevant.\n- Diagnose: determine the cause and explain it. 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Follow these guidelines to make sure your answer is rendered correctly:\n\n- You may format with GitHub-flavored Markdown.\n- When referencing a real local file, prefer a clickable markdown link.\n * Clickable file links should look like [app.py](/abs/path/app.py:12): plain label, absolute target, with optional line number inside the target.\n * If a file path has spaces, wrap the target in angle brackets: [My Report.md](</abs/path/My Project/My Report.md:3>).\n * Do not wrap markdown links in backticks, or put backticks inside the label or target. This confuses the markdown renderer.\n * Do not use URIs like file://, vscode://, or https:// for file links.\n * Do not provide ranges of lines.\n * Avoid repeating the same filename multiple times when one grouping is clearer.\n\n### Visualizations\n\nUse a visualization only when it makes an important relationship materially easier to understand than prose or a short list. Do not add one merely because an answer has components or steps.\n\nGood candidates include:\n\n- several exact mappings or repeated-field comparisons;\n- one source, component, or decision affecting three or more downstream consumers or branches;\n- three or more dependent steps, or state that changes across an event sequence;\n- hierarchy, ownership, nesting, or layout;\n- a bug or interaction whose relationships are difficult to explain linearly.\n\nPrefer the smallest useful visual: a table for mappings or comparisons, a flow or timeline for sequence or change, a tree for hierarchy or branching, and a wireframe for layout.\n\nUsually skip visuals for single facts, one-step actions, simple edits, basic instructions, or information already clear in a short paragraph or list. Compact notation and small examples do not count as visualizations.\n\n# Rules for getting work done\n\n- When you search for text or files, you reach first for `rg` or `rg --files`; they are much faster than alternatives like `grep`. If `rg` is unavailable, you use the next best tool without fuss.\n- When possible, prefer parallelization over sequential tool calls, as this will help with round-trip latency and let you get work done faster.\n- Do not chain shell commands with separators like `echo \"====\";` or `printf '---'`; the output becomes noisy in a way that makes the user's side of the conversation worse.\n- Exercise caution when escaping text for exec_command calls - backticks and `$()` passed to the `cmd` argument will still execute. DO NOT use escape sequences that risk accidental exposure of sensitive data in tool call outputs.\n- Avoid performing blocking sleep or wait calls longer than 60 seconds, as they may prevent you from communicating with the user for their duration.\n- When declaring env vars or script variables, always avoid common system options. Never repurpose `$HOME`, `$home`, or `$CODEX_HOME`. Instead, use a task-specific variable name.\n\n## File editing constraints\n\nUse `apply_patch` for local file edits. Do not create or edit files with `cat` or other shell write tricks. Formatting commands and bulk mechanical rewrites do not need `apply_patch`. Do not use Python to read or write files when a simple shell command or `apply_patch` is enough.\n\nYou may find yourself working in a dirty worktree. Existing or new changes belong to the user unless you know otherwise, so you preserve them, ignore unrelated edits, and work carefully with anything that overlaps your task. If you cannot work around them you escalate to the user.\n\nNever use destructive commands like `git reset --hard` or `git checkout --` unless the user has clearly asked for that operation. If the request is ambiguous, ask for approval first. You prefer non-interactive git commands.\n\n## Autonomy and persistence\n\nAdapt accordingly based on the user’s request type. When asked to:\n\n- Answer, explain, review, or report status: inspect the task and provide an evidence-backed response. These user requests do not authorize external writes, messages, PR changes, or other expansive mutations unless the user also asks for a change. Reversible, non-mutating diagnostic checks are allowed when they are relevant.\n- Diagnose: determine the cause and explain it. Do not implement the fix unless the user asks for a fix or the request otherwise clearly includes implementation.\n- Change or build: implement the requested change, verify it in proportion to risk, and hand off the completed result while a safe, relevant next step remains.\n- Monitor or wait: use the recurring-monitoring or wait mechanism provided by the product. Unchanged external state is expected and is not by itself a blocker.\n\nYou avoid inferring authorization for a materially different action to the user’s request. Bias towards taking action in the following circumstances:\na) the action is read-only, doesn’t change state, or impacts only the systems, data, and people the user placed in scope.\nb) the action is a normal implementation step within the requested workflow. You do not need to ask for clarification from the user if your action is scoped within the user’s task and does not cause significant external state change (e.g. tool calls to external applications).\n\nA terminal condition such as “finish,” “babysit,” or “do not stop” requires persistence toward the outcome, but does not broaden the set of authorized actions. When blocked, exhaust safe in-scope checks and alternatives.\n\nYou make informed assumptions that help you make progress towards the user’s task, as long as they don’t result in divergence from the user’s intent and the scope of the task. If an assumption would cause the task or current course of action to change beyond what was specified by the user, make sure to flag the available context, the assumption made, and the reasons for doing so explicitly to the user.\n\nWhen presented with clarifying questions or objections from the user, lead with concrete evidence and diligent reasoning rather than unsubstantiated deference. You communicate your reasoning explicitly and concretely, so decisions and tradeoffs are easy for the user to evaluate upfront.\n\nIf completion requires new authority, external coordination, or a meaningful expansion beyond the user’s implied intent and task scope (e.g. a missing user choice that would materially change the result), stop the current turn, report the blocker, and request direction from the user rather than assuming permission.\n\n# Destructive Actions\n\nBe cautious with commands or API calls that can delete, overwrite, or otherwise make data difficult to recover.\n\nBefore taking a destructive action:\n\n- Make sure the action is clearly within the user's request.\n- Resolve the exact targets with read-only checks when necessary.\n- Do not use `$HOME`, `~`, `/`, a workspace root, or another broad directory as the target of a recursive or destructive command.\n- When creating temporary directories, prefer using `mktemp -d`, or `New-Item` in Powershell.\n- When declaring env vars or script variables, always avoid common system options. Never repurpose `$HOME`, `$home`, or `$CODEX_HOME`. Instead, use a task-specific variable name.\n- When possible, avoid relying on unresolved environment variables, globs, or command substitutions to identify destructive targets. Use explicit, validated paths.\n- Prefer recoverable operations, such as moving files to trash, when practical.\n- If the target or scope is unclear, stop and ask the user.\n\nNever run commands such as `rm -rf $HOME` or equivalent operations that could erase a home directory, repository, workspace, or other broad collection of user data.\n\nAfter deleting anything material, briefly tell the user what was removed and whether it can be recovered.\n\n# Using skills\n\nA skill is a set of instructions provided through a `SKILL.md` source. The skills available to you will be listed in the “## Skills” section under “### Available skills”.\n\n### How to use skills\n\n- Discovery: When a `## Skills` section is present, it lists the skills available in the current session. Each entry includes a name, description, and location for its `SKILL.md`. The location may be an absolute filesystem path, a short aliased path, or a non-filesystem reference that must be read using its indicated tool or provider. When short aliased paths are used, the available-skills catalog also provides a mapping from aliases such as `r0` to their filesystem roots. Expand the alias before accessing the skill.\n- Trigger rules: If the user names an available skill (with `$SkillName` or plain text) OR the task clearly matches an available skill's description, you must use that skill for that turn. Multiple mentions mean use them all. Do not carry skills across turns unless re-mentioned.\n- Missing/blocked: If a named skill is not available or its `SKILL.md` cannot be read, say so briefly and continue with the best fallback.\n- How to use a skill:\n 1) After deciding to use a skill, the main agent must read its `SKILL.md` completely before taking task actions. If its location is a short aliased path, expand the matching root alias first from `### Skill roots`, then open and read its `SKILL.md` completely before taking task actions. For a filesystem path, open the file. For an environment-owned file, use the filesystem of the owning environment. For an orchestrator reference, call `skills.list` with `{\"authority\":{\"kind\":\"orchestrator\"}}`, select the matching package, and pass its `main_resource` to `skills.read`. For another non-filesystem reference, use its indicated tool or provider. If a read is truncated or paginated, continue until EOF.\n 2) When `SKILL.md` references another file or resource, use the same access mechanism. Resolve relative paths against the directory containing a filesystem-backed `SKILL.md`. For orchestrator skills, pass the exact referenced resource identifier with the same authority and package to `skills.read`; do not treat `skill://` identifiers as filesystem paths.\n 3) If `SKILL.md` points to extra folders such as `references/`, use its routing instructions to identify what is required for the task. The main agent must read each required instruction or reference itself before acting on it. Do not delegate reading, summarizing, or interpreting skill instructions to a subagent. Subagents may still perform task work when the selected skill allows it.\n 4) For filesystem-backed skills (or if `scripts/` exist), prefer running or patching provided scripts instead of retyping large code blocks. For orchestrator skills, use `skills.read` and the available tools; do not invent a local path.\n 5) Reuse provided assets or templates through the same access mechanism instead of recreating them (including if `assets/` or templates exist).\n- Coordination and sequencing:\n - If multiple skills apply, choose the minimal set that covers the request and state the order you'll use them.\n - Announce which skills you're using and why. If you skip an obvious skill, say why.\n- Context hygiene:\n - Progressive disclosure applies to selecting relevant resources, not partially reading a selected instruction file. Do not load unrelated references, scripts, or assets.\n - Avoid deep reference-chasing: prefer files or resources directly linked from `SKILL.md` unless blocked.\n - When variants exist, select only the relevant references and note the choice.\n- Safety and fallback: If a skill cannot be applied cleanly, state the issue, choose the best alternative, and continue.\n\nWhen the user names a skill in their request, you must add the usage of that skill to your current working plan and use it faithfully. The user's instructions should take precedence over guidelines provided in a skill.\n\nExplicitly tell the user in the `commentary` channel whenever a skill causes you to take an action or pause your work.\n\nWhen using a skill the user did not explicitly name, follow this procedure:\n\n- First, tell the user in the commentary channel **why** you are using the skill.\n- Then, use the skill as long as it stays within the scope of the task.\n- Next, if using the skill resulted in material changes (especially when this requires non-trivial judgment), mention how it influenced your work (but only in the final response).\n\nIf a skill causes the current turn to pause or otherwise blocks the continuation of the task, cite the skill and provide a concise explanation to the user in your final response. Do not cite skills you merely inspected.\n"
}
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}
第二步，编辑 ~/.codex/config.toml（不存在就新建），写入以下内容。experimental_bearer_token 换成你自己的 API Key：
model = "deepseek-v4-flash"
model_provider = "deepseek"
preferred_auth_method = "apikey"
forced_login_method = "api"
model_reasoning_effort = "high"
model_catalog_json = "~/.codex/models.json"
[model_providers.deepseek]
name = "deepseek"
base_url = "https://api.deepseek.com/"
wire_api = "responses"
experimental_bearer_token = "<你的 DeepSeek API Key>"
config.toml 字段说明
这些字段各管什么，整理成了一张表：
| 字段 | 作用 |
|---|---|
model | 默认使用的模型 |
model_provider | 使用的模型提供方，对应下方 [model_providers.<id>] 配置段的 id |
preferred_auth_method、forced_login_method | 使用 API Key 认证，跳过 ChatGPT 账号登录 |
model_reasoning_effort | 推理强度，值越高模型思考越深入，回答质量越高，耗时也越长 |
model_catalog_json | 自定义模型目录文件（models.json）的路径，Codex 从这里读模型元数据 |
[model_providers.deepseek] 的 name | 模型提供方的显示名称 |
[model_providers.deepseek] 的 base_url | DeepSeek API 的接口地址 |
[model_providers.deepseek] 的 wire_api | 与模型通信使用的协议，"responses" 表示走 Responses API |
[model_providers.deepseek] 的 experimental_bearer_token | 你的 API Key，明文写在配置文件里 |
API Key 别提交到仓库
experimental_bearer_token 是明文写在 config.toml 里的，~/.codex/auth.json 也一样敏感。提交代码前看清楚 git status，别把这两个文件带进仓库，也别把 Key 贴进聊天记录或截图。
开始使用
配置完成后，Codex CLI、ChatGPT 桌面端、VS Code 的 Codex 插件都会读取同一份配置文件，无需分别配置：
- Codex CLI：进入项目目录，执行 codex 命令。启动信息中显示 model: deepseek-v4-flash（或你选择的模型）即为生效。
cd /path/to/my-project
codex
- ChatGPT 桌面端：Mac 端模型选择器中显示「自定义」即为生效；Windows 端可能显示「自定义」或「DeepSeek-V4-Flash」。显示为「自定义」时，实际使用的就是你选择的 DeepSeek 模型。
- VS Code 的 Codex 插件（Codex IDE extension）：与 Codex CLI 共用同一份配置，安装插件后即可直接使用。
方式二：CC Switch 图形化切换
CC Switch 是干什么的
官方两条路线都是靠改文件，配好以后 DeepSeek 就固定下来了。想切回 ChatGPT 官方订阅，或者同时折腾好几个供应商，就得反复手改 config.toml，麻烦，还容易改错。
CC Switch 正好解决这件事。它是一个开源的桌面工具（GitHub 仓库 farion1231/cc-switch，12 万多 star），用 Tauri 2 做的，Windows、macOS、Linux 都有。它把供应商做成一张张卡片，点一下「启用」就完成切换，内置 50 多个供应商预设，DeepSeek 就在里面。除了 Codex，它还能管 Claude Code、Claude Desktop、Gemini CLI、OpenCode、OpenClaw、Hermes 这些工具，一套界面统一管理。
下载只认两个官方渠道：官网 ccswitch.io 和 GitHub Releases。别的收费下载站都是假的。
安装 CC Switch
macOS 用 Homebrew 最省事：
brew install --cask cc-switch
Windows 去 Releases 页面下载 CC-Switch-v{版本号}-Windows.msi；macOS 也可以直接下载 DMG。macOS 版本经过 Apple 签名公证，装完直接打开就行。
另外提醒一句：CC Switch 管理的是你机器上的 CLI 工具，所以先把 Codex 装好（brew install codex 或 npm install -g @openai/codex），再让 CC Switch 接管配置。
添加 DeepSeek 供应商
CC Switch 版本提醒
从 v3.19.1 开始，新建的 DeepSeek 预设已经改成 Responses API 直连。建议先把 CC Switch 升到最新版，再按下面的步骤操作。
- 打开 CC Switch，在应用切换器里切到 Codex 面板
- 点右上角的 + 打开添加供应商面板
- 预设下拉框选 DeepSeek，名称和端点会自动填好
- 填你的 DeepSeek API Key
- 点「添加」
首次启动 CC Switch 时，它会把现有 CLI 配置导入成默认供应商，接管之前不会弄丢你原来的配置。
v3.19.1 之后，预设已经配好了
现在这一步简单多了。DeepSeek 官方接口已经支持 Responses API，CC Switch 里的新预设也跟进了这套配置。小伙伴按上面的 5 步添加就行，高级设置保持默认值。
启用后，CC Switch 会把 DeepSeek 的接口地址设为 https://api.deepseek.com，通信协议设为 responses。模型目录也会自动生成，目前包含 deepseek-v4-flash 和 deepseek-v4-pro，上下文窗口、思考档位和 apply_patch 等信息都已经配好了。
开始前看一下版本：
- CC Switch 至少要在 v3.19.1 以上，直接升级到最新版更省心
- CC Switch v3.19.1 带的 DeepSeek 模型目录要求 Codex CLI 不低于 0.144.0，Codex 也建议直接用最新版
以前添加过 DeepSeek 怎么办
CC Switch 升级以后，不会自动修改已经保存的供应商。我建议用最新版预设重新添加一张 DeepSeek 卡片，确认能正常使用后，再把原来的旧卡片停用或删除。
DeepSeek 支持的是 Responses API 里的常用能力，跟 OpenAI 的完整实现还有一些差别。按照 DeepSeek 当前的兼容说明，函数调用、服务端联网搜索和 Codex 使用的 apply_patch 都支持；图片、文件输入以及 background、store 等参数暂不支持。遇到某个高级功能没有反应时，可以先查一下官方兼容表，别急着反复改 CC Switch 配置。
切换、切回与托盘
在供应商卡片上点「启用」，CC Switch 会把对应的认证信息和配置切换到 ~/.codex/auth.json、~/.codex/config.toml。已经打开的 Codex 进程不会马上读取新配置，所以切完以后退出 Codex，再启动一次。
切完记得重启 Codex
发现模型还是原来的，先确认当前 Codex 已经退出并重新启动。一般不用重启电脑。
想切回 ChatGPT 官方，添加「OpenAI 官方」预设并启用即可。CC Switch 会保存不同供应商的配置快照，之前导入过的官方登录信息通常会跟着恢复；如果 Codex 提示没有登录，再按页面提示登录一次。
多个供应商来回切的时候，用系统托盘更快：右键托盘图标，进 Codex 子菜单直接点目标供应商。切换完成后，重新打开 Codex 就行。
CC Switch 的设计挺克制，就算卸载了它，Codex 该怎么用还怎么用，不会跟着坏掉。
如果想自己核对一遍，先执行 codex --version 看一下 Codex CLI 版本，再打开 ~/.codex/config.toml，重点看这两项：
base_url = "https://api.deepseek.com"
wire_api = "responses"
官方参考资料：
配完怎么确认生效
- ChatGPT 桌面端：桌面端的模型选择器显示 Deepseek 的相关模型即为生效
- Codex CLI：进项目目录执行
codex，启动信息里显示model: deepseek-v4-flash（或你选的模型）就对了 - VS Code 的 Codex 插件：跟 Codex CLI 共用一份配置，装好插件直接用
切换后历史会话不见了？不要慌
切到 DeepSeek 后之前的会话记录不见了，是正常现象，会话没有丢。Codex 按登录方式分组存放会话：ChatGPT 官方订阅产生的会话和第三方 API（比如 DeepSeek）产生的会话分属两组，界面只显示与当前配置匹配的那一组。
恢复原配置（官方脚本菜单第 3 项，或 CC Switch 切回 OpenAI 官方）就能重新看到之前的会话，这时 DeepSeek 的会话会被隐藏。切换后记得重启 ChatGPT 客户端。
两种方式怎么选
- 只想把 Codex 固定用 DeepSeek，不折腾：官方一键脚本最快，几分钟搞定，还自带备份目录
- 想在 DeepSeek 和 ChatGPT 官方之间来回切，或同时管好几个供应商：CC Switch，图形化切换省心
- 想弄清楚配置文件里每个字段的含义，方便自己排查问题：手动方式走一遍，看完字段说明表就明白了
两种方式最终改的都是同一份 ~/.codex/config.toml，中间可以混着来，比如先用官方脚本配好 DeepSeek，再用 CC Switch 导入接管。不过混用前建议先备份一次配置文件，出问题也容易找回来。