Codex VSCode Extension - How to name/rename a task?

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It’s 2026, never thought about I’d ask for help on an essential feature like this :zany_face: .

I’m using Codex VS Code extension, great, I want to recommend to anyone except…

I’m so frustrated by a missing feature: name a task (session), isn’t that essential?

I realize the only way it generates the task title is by auto summarizing the first message, that’s fine, but shouldn’t it be either A) use my first line exactly or B) follow my explicity request of naming this task in the first message? none of them works.

What makes it worse is, Codex in VS Code doesn’t separate tasks by workspace, so it’s even more important you can name your task, if you’re working on more than 2 projects you know what I mean

Some hilarious examples:
(:speech_balloon:=1st message I tried, :pushpin:=title auto generated, the goal is just name the title as “MyProject-Mission”)

:speech_balloon:MyProject-Mission
:pushpin:Describe MyProject mission

:speech_balloon:[MyProject-Mission]
:pushpin:add my project mission

:speech_balloon:#MyProject-Mission (with a pound key as markdown)
:pushpin:Clarify MyProject mission

:speech_balloon:Title: MyProject-Mission
:pushpin:Title: MyProject-Mission

:speech_balloon:MyProject-Mission

Use that as the title of this task, don’t add any extra words
:pushpin:MyProject-Mission Use that as the title of this task, don’t add any extra words

:speech_balloon:MyProject-Mission

this is exactly the task title ‘MyProject-Mission’ I need, if you’re summarizing it don’t add any extra words
:pushpin:MyProject-Mission」} နဲ need no extra? Wait

I’m done.

To the dear creators of Codex VS Code Ext in OpenAI:

Do you really use it for multiple projects daily? Can you share your tip how you name the tasks in the list? Thanks!

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Right now the Codex VS Code extension auto-generates task/thread titles based on the first message, and there isn’t a clearly exposed “rename” button in the list view. That’s been a pain point for a few folks.

That said, can you try clicking on the name of the Codex chat at the top of the panel? That opens a dropdown where you can rename the session directly. We tested this on our end and were able to edit the title that way.

If you don’t see that option, could you share a quick screenshot of what your Codex panel looks like? Just want to confirm we’re looking at the same UI/version.

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Thanks for you quick reply :heart: , mine is just different, see screenshot

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  1. Search box placeholder text is “Search recent tasks”
  2. Mouseover a task I can only see Archive icon

I’m using Windows, Codex for VSCode Extension latest version, the issue is the same for both release version or pre-release extension versions

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The Rename option is for Github Copilot chat sessions, not for Codex chat sessions:

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I’m with ShawnLee, crazy that this is feature we have to request, but it is one that very much should be implemented. Given that users can rename chats in the Codex app and Codex CLI, why is this feature missing from the IDE Extension? Fixing this would be greatly appreciated!

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There is an open issue on the github repo : /openai/codex/issues/12564

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Also adding my voice to this issue. This is a key feature that functions like a project name for a lot of people. The auto-generated name for several of my projects makes absolutely no sense and makes it harder to keep things straight and organized. An auto-suggested name is fine to start, even convenient, but we need to be able to set our own name for these projects that we spend a lot of time in.

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FYI

In short, if you want this or any feature added then give this the issue a thumb up vote in the first post.

If the issue is using a heart then also give both a heart and thumbs up.

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