# Method

> Turn work you figured out with Codex into a reusable method. Run it with the open-source SDK and your tools.

- [Method](https://docs.withmethod.ai/index.md): Turn work you figured out with Codex into a reusable method.
- [Quickstart](https://docs.withmethod.ai/guides/quickstart.md): Build and run a method with your coding agent.
- [Author a method](https://docs.withmethod.ai/guides/build.md): Build a local draft and save a complete version.
- [Run a method](https://docs.withmethod.ai/guides/run.md): Run local Codex processes and inspect their results.
- [Review and improve](https://docs.withmethod.ai/guides/review-and-test.md): Use saved results to make a focused change.
- [Method format](https://docs.withmethod.ai/method/format.md): Named data, small operations, and independent checks.
- [Checks and recovery](https://docs.withmethod.ai/method/checks.md): Inspect each operation and its evidence.
- [Integrations](https://docs.withmethod.ai/integrations/overview.md): Connect the converter and run the result.
- [MCP](https://docs.withmethod.ai/integrations/mcp.md): Read saved methods through MCP.
- [Security](https://docs.withmethod.ai/integrations/security.md): Identity, tenant scope, what the MCP never returns, and URL safety.
- [API overview](https://docs.withmethod.ai/api-reference/overview.md): Use the same API as the dashboard and the MCP.
- [Authentication](https://docs.withmethod.ai/api-reference/authentication.md): Use a WorkOS access token or the dashboard session.
- [Idempotency](https://docs.withmethod.ai/api-reference/idempotency.md): Retry a create request without creating a duplicate method.
- [Endpoints](https://docs.withmethod.ai/api-reference/endpoints.md): Save methods, retrieve versions, and upload run records.