Codex features are prioritized by votes in GitHub issues tab

[EricGT]

FYI

We prioritize feature requests based on upvotes from the community. If a feature request doesn’t get enough upvotes, we’ll close it. It’s therefore important for a feature request to have a clear and compelling title and description.

We also recommend that feature requests focus on the problem statement rather than a solution. Describe the use case and what problem you’d like to see solved. There are often multiple ways to address a given problem.
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Note: In GitHub feature request use tag enhancement

The OpenAI GitHub Codex issues tab

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To see the list by votes descending

https://github.com/openai/codex/issues?q=is%3Aissue%20state%3Aopen%20sort%3Areactions-%2B1-desc

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Note: The list does not show the count of the votes for an enhancement, you need to open the issue to see the actual count.

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Top 10 (Feb 16 2026)

#	Feature	Issue Link	Votes
1	Event Hooks	https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/2109	398
2	Subagent Support	https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/2604	309
3	A way to exclude sensitive files	https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/2847	178
4	Feature Request: Support Remote Development (SSH / Remote Hosts) in Code Desktop App	https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/10450	141
5	Control over color theme in TUI	https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/1618	95
6	IDE-integrated diff / approval	https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/2998	87
7	Play a sound when Codex finished a prompt / task	https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/3962	82
8	Codex Desktop App: macOS Intel (x86_64) support / Universal build	https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/10410	81
9	Built-in LSP integration (auto-detect + auto-install) for Codex CLI to enable language-aware edits	https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/8745	78
10	ChatGPT integration	https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/2153	69

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[EricGT]

Here is a similar top 10 lists for open issues excluding enhancements

URL: https://github.com/openai/codex/issues?q=is%3Aissue%20state%3Aopen%20-label%3Aenhancement%20repo%3Aopenai%2Fcodex%20sort%3Areactions-%2B1-desc

query: is:issue state:open -label:enhancement repo:openai/codex sort:reactions-+1-desc

Top 10 (Feb 18 2026)

#	Issue	Issue Link	Votes
1	Codex client output truncated when scrolling in Zellij	https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/2558	67
2	Codex VSCode extension misses a CHANGELOG that shows what actually changed	https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/4323	59
3	Login shells override inherited PATH in curated environments; need configurable default	https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/8922	47
4	Search @ cannot search from directories excluded by .gitignore	https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/2952	36
5	Bug: Codex cannot resume a section after switching login methods (Plus → API Key)	https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/3942	30
6	Continuous permission errors since 0.59->0.60, 5.1-Codex-Max upgrade	https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/6960	29
7	Codex does not respect the user’s default terminal (launches bash instead of zsh)	https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/3916	28
8	Undo does not work	https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/3567	27
9	ripgrep operation not permitted	https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/4620	27
10	Xcode MCP	https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/10741	25

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[EricGT]

Hooks are getting closer.

start of hooks engine (#13276)

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Remember to vote for enhancements with a thumbs up .