Convert chat-based Work projects into local-folder projects

I appreciate the ability to turn a chat into a Codex Work project. However, chat-based Work projects and folder-based/local projects currently feel disconnected.

A common workflow is to begin by discussing an idea in a chat, then gradually realize that the work has become substantial enough to benefit from a structured local folder or project workspace. At that point, there does not appear to be a simple way to convert the existing chat-based Work project into a folder-based local project while preserving its context.

It would be very useful to add a feature that lets users migrate a chat-based Work project into a local-folder project. Ideally, this would preserve the conversation history and create a workspace that can be organized and developed further through files.

This would make the transition from exploration to sustained project work much smoother.

You can attach folders to local projects, and the desktop app can bring a ChatGPT chat into Codex: https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/projects. Converting a whole Work project while preserving everything is a more specific request we can share with the team. We don’t have a timeline.