Feature request: optionally add reply IDs (r<n>) to all ChatGPT responses
Proposal: Automatically number each reply in a conversation with a lightweight ID (r1, r2, …). Display this visibly (in a place where intra-conversation search with Ctrl-F can find it).
Why:
- Enables fast navigation in long threads
- Supports structured indexing and topic lists
- Allows users to reference specific replies precisely
- Useful for technical discussions, debugging, collaborative workflows
Implementation cost: Very low—purely visual/UI
Privacy impact: None
current solution (bad): I’ve instructed chatgpt to end every message with a running message counter, but chatgpt forgets when it has a lot on its mind - precisely when those ids are needed most.
keywords: reply number, message id, autoincrement, referencing messages