# Ask button on chatgpt.com/codex web UI removed? **URL:** \ **Category:** Codex\ **Tags:** ui\ **Created:** [September 24, 2025, 9:43am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/ask-button-on-chatgpt-com-codex-web-ui-removed/1359618 "2025-09-24T09:43:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![KyleBolt](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/kylebolt/32/513664_2.png) [@KyleBolt](https://community.openai.com/u/KyleBolt)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2025, 9:43am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/ask-button-on-chatgpt-com-codex-web-ui-removed/1359618/1 "2025-09-24T09:43:14Z")
There used to be a “Ask” button on the Codex web UI, but seems to be gone? This was very useful to ask questions about a code base before going into coding. ![Screenshot 2025-09-24 at 10.42.16 AM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/original/4X/5/b/5/5b59e472ab388ff384b2a9f542656d880e34e21d.png) ---
**Author:** ![Deex](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/deex/32/691085_2.png) [@Deex](https://community.openai.com/u/Deex)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2025, 10:45am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/ask-button-on-chatgpt-com-codex-web-ui-removed/1359618/2 "2025-09-24T10:45:38Z")
Yes it is currently gone. Sadly… I hope this is a bug, this feels like a huge downgrade. Before this change was able to talk with the AI about features and sourcecode .. now it instantly starts coding. Huge Huge Downgrade.. ---
**Author:** ![KyleBolt](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/kylebolt/32/513664_2.png) [@KyleBolt](https://community.openai.com/u/KyleBolt)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2025, 11:08am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/ask-button-on-chatgpt-com-codex-web-ui-removed/1359618/3 "2025-09-24T11:08:10Z")
Ah sad to hear it’s not just me, big downgrade. It was super useful to be able to ask questions about a codebase via the mobile app on the go, or just use “Ask” as a way to find errors in logic, or plan out ways to implement new features etc. Going straight into code is not particularly useful. ---
**Author:** ![classic.media111111](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@classic.media111111](https://community.openai.com/u/classic.media111111)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2025, 11:46am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/ask-button-on-chatgpt-com-codex-web-ui-removed/1359618/4 "2025-09-24T11:46:48Z")
Yes if its permanent it’s a huuuuge downgrade to my workflow ---
**Author:** ![julian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@julian](https://community.openai.com/u/julian)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2025, 12:01pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/ask-button-on-chatgpt-com-codex-web-ui-removed/1359618/5 "2025-09-24T12:01:16Z")
If its permanent the tool is not useful anymore and we will migrate to the competition. The ask button was used to break down huge and large features and changes into small digestible tasks with high success rate. Codes is very bad at coding large tasks. If you now ask to decompose, it does not create handy followup tasks but just text. The tools is right now literally unusable. Please fix that bug and reintroduce “ask” and “followup” ---
**Author:** ![luc5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85e7bf/32.png) [@luc5](https://community.openai.com/u/luc5)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2025, 12:37pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/ask-button-on-chatgpt-com-codex-web-ui-removed/1359618/6 "2025-09-24T12:37:14Z")
They definately need to bring it back, I used it all the time! huge downgrade. I also cant seem to get it to suggest tasks to begin\>? anyone else having this issue? ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_Fletcher](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/tim_fletcher/32/450363_2.png) [@Tim\_Fletcher](https://community.openai.com/u/Tim_Fletcher)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2025, 12:44pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/ask-button-on-chatgpt-com-codex-web-ui-removed/1359618/7 "2025-09-24T12:44:35Z")
It seems to have also been scrubbed from the website description and docs , so it does feel like this is an intentional decision If so, that is a huge issue, as this was my go-to workflow Please bring this back ---
**Author:** ![zerohk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/90ced4/32.png) [@zerohk](https://community.openai.com/u/zerohk)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2025, 1:58pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/ask-button-on-chatgpt-com-codex-web-ui-removed/1359618/8 "2025-09-24T13:58:13Z")
This sucks - bring it back. This is a huge downgrade. ---
**Author:** ![Miktrek](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/miktrek/32/683231_2.png) [@Miktrek](https://community.openai.com/u/Miktrek)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2025, 3:04pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/ask-button-on-chatgpt-com-codex-web-ui-removed/1359618/9 "2025-09-24T15:04:37Z")
Such a downgrade, we want the ask button back! ---
**Author:** ![KRtekTM](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/krtektm/32/683223_2.png) [@KRtekTM](https://community.openai.com/u/KRtekTM)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2025, 3:16pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/ask-button-on-chatgpt-com-codex-web-ui-removed/1359618/10 "2025-09-24T15:16:46Z")
As I expected, you have to be creative and modify your prompt. For example, to something like “Do not make any changes to the code, only perform analysis, suggest executable tasks as output”. But it’s definitely a huge drop in usability. ---
**Author:** ![Geezuz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/geezuz/32/683241_2.png) [@Geezuz](https://community.openai.com/u/Geezuz)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2025, 3:26pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/ask-button-on-chatgpt-com-codex-web-ui-removed/1359618/11 "2025-09-24T15:26:16Z")
This is a huge frustration. I really loved the ask feature and felt I got way better results when J asked it a question then had it generate tasks. going straight to code never works as I intend. ---
**Author:** ![tommyorok93](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9dc877/32.png) [@tommyorok93](https://community.openai.com/u/tommyorok93)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2025, 4:32pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/ask-button-on-chatgpt-com-codex-web-ui-removed/1359618/12 "2025-09-24T16:32:25Z")
I completely agree. Also, it seems like the feature of Codex to take a detailed plan and turn it into smaller, actionable, tasks that can be run by clicking “Start Task” has also been completely removed. OpenAI, PLEASE give us back these features. Why fix something that isn’t broken? ---
**Author:** ![naferden](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/naferden/32/614659_2.png) [@naferden](https://community.openai.com/u/naferden)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2025, 4:38pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/ask-button-on-chatgpt-com-codex-web-ui-removed/1359618/13 "2025-09-24T16:38:02Z")
Without a dedicated analysis mode, Codex Web frequently attempts to write code when we only need review. This is a regression for us. ---
**Author:** ![jamesh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3d9bf3/32.png) [@jamesh](https://community.openai.com/u/jamesh)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2025, 8:59pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/ask-button-on-chatgpt-com-codex-web-ui-removed/1359618/14 "2025-09-24T20:59:54Z")
I will be looking for alternatives to Codex until this is (hopefully) fixed ---
**Author:** ![paula5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8797f3/32.png) [@paula5](https://community.openai.com/u/paula5)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2025, 9:07pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/ask-button-on-chatgpt-com-codex-web-ui-removed/1359618/15 "2025-09-24T21:07:16Z")
Disastrous move. Functionality removed. Downgrade. Why!!? ---
**Author:** ![CatPawnD20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/278dde/32.png) [@CatPawnD20](https://community.openai.com/u/CatPawnD20)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2025, 9:32pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/ask-button-on-chatgpt-com-codex-web-ui-removed/1359618/16 "2025-09-24T21:32:21Z")
why ? why ? ask =\> first i need to understand the problem and i need to divide it into small parts so i can have control over it and i need generate tasks about them and i need to generate PRs for each of them this is “ask function’s” meaning for me are we lost it forever ? ---
**Author:** ![carl.spring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@carl.spring](https://community.openai.com/u/carl.spring)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2025, 9:59pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/ask-button-on-chatgpt-com-codex-web-ui-removed/1359618/17 "2025-09-24T21:59:44Z")
Agreed, this is not a great thing to have noticed today. Ask gave me great breaking down of complex tasks which allowed me to manage larger brain dumps more quickly to achievable tasks. I would love to see it return ---
**Author:** ![Guapr0](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e79b87/32.png) [@Guapr0](https://community.openai.com/u/Guapr0)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2025, 3:08am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/ask-button-on-chatgpt-com-codex-web-ui-removed/1359618/18 "2025-09-25T03:08:09Z")
nah honestly codex has gotten way worse since they took out the ask and code feature. back then you could just ask it something and it would break it down into clear little tasks with clear prompts too and you could run them one by one. it actually did exactly what you told it to now it just jumps straight into coding misses a ton of stuff, and doesn’t really follow instructions from my experience it feels like a big downgrad we really need the old ask and code features back asap. ---
**Author:** ![jeff604](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/jeff604/32/636026_2.png) [@jeff604](https://community.openai.com/u/jeff604)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2025, 3:32am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/ask-button-on-chatgpt-com-codex-web-ui-removed/1359618/19 "2025-09-25T03:32:23Z")
This is a major flaw. If they removed it thinking Codex was intelligent enough to know if a request was a question or coding task, it definitely is not. Now when I give it a scope to create tasks it just either outputs in text back to me or tries to perform it as a task. It doesn’t actually create the tasks. OpenAI, fix this please! ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_Fletcher](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/tim_fletcher/32/450363_2.png) [@Tim\_Fletcher](https://community.openai.com/u/Tim_Fletcher)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2025, 7:11am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/ask-button-on-chatgpt-com-codex-web-ui-removed/1359618/20 "2025-09-25T07:11:32Z")
In this thread “Codex Web UI unable to generate tasks” the user **georgezip** offers a workaround They show how to get Codex to display tasks. Codex seems to rely on ``` :::task-stub{title=“Title of the task”} Body of the task ::: This is working nicely for me ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/original/4X/4/d/5/4d5e778c700696daee97c70eb6b36214745beaa5.png) [Next page](https://community.openai.com/t/ask-button-on-chatgpt-com-codex-web-ui-removed/1359618.md?page=2)