Todo list above the input line

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Feb 13, 2026 by Dovlan1990 Closed Apr 3, 2026

💡 Likely answer: A maintainer (etraut-openai, contributor) responded on this thread — see the highlighted reply below.

What variant of Codex are you using?

CLI

What feature would you like to see?

Id like "Plan list | Todo list" to always be above the input line, and not get lost in the history.

Currently, when the model generates a list of tasks, we see them in the CLI's chat history. With each new message, such as "updated plan," the block moves up and gets lost, leaving you confused about where you left off and returned to, making it difficult to tell what stage of execution it is. This is already implemented in the VSC Extension—the todo list always appears above the input block as i remember.

I propose doing the same in the CLI - always specify the there block (execution plan) above the input block, so that the user can always see which point of the plan the model is currently executing.

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3 Comments

etraut-openai contributor · 6 months ago

Can you say more about the feature you'd like to see?

We generally prioritize features based on community upvotes. If a feature request doesn't receive upvotes, we will close it. To gain upvotes, a feature request needs to have a clear and compelling title and description. I can say from experience that this feature request won't receive much attention from the community. I recommend adding more details and updating the title. Also, it's best to focus on the problem and less on the proposed solution.

Dovlan1990 · 6 months ago

Can you say more about the feature you'd like to see? We generally prioritize features based on community upvotes. If a feature request doesn't receive upvotes, we will close it. To gain upvotes, a feature request needs to have a clear and compelling title and description. I can say from experience that this feature request won't receive much attention from the community. I recommend adding more details and updating the title. Also, it's best to focus on the problem and less on the proposed solution.

I've added a description. This feature seems more like a bug, as other products (VSC Extension, Codex App) already implement it. @etraut-openai

etraut-openai contributor · 4 months ago

This feature request hasn't received enough upvotes, so closing.