Feature request: auto-plan mode with automatic recommended choices
Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Feb 13, 2026 by NightMachinery Closed Apr 3, 2026
💡 Likely answer: A maintainer (etraut-openai, contributor)
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Could you add an auto-plan mode?
Requested behavior
- For every incoming message, Codex first enters Plan mode automatically.
- If Plan mode would normally ask follow-up questions, Codex should automatically resolve each one by selecting the recommended option.
- After that, Codex should immediately execute the resulting plan without waiting for additional user interaction.
Why this would help
- Keeps the planning structure and safety checks of Plan mode
- Removes interaction friction for routine tasks
- Provides predictable, fast execution
Thanks for considering this!
2 Comments
Plan mode is intended to be interactive. If you want the model to simply apply its best judgement and not ask you for questions, then don't use plan mode. The regular execution mode will give you that behavior.
This feature request hasn't received enough upvotes, so closing.