Allow custom model selection for subagents
Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Feb 19, 2026 by zzc0208 Closed Feb 19, 2026
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What variant of Codex are you using?
cli
What feature would you like to see?
Description
Hi team! While looking into the subagent implementation, I noticed that the model choice appears to be hardcoded to gpt-5.1-codex-mini medium.
Use Case
I would like to switch the subagent model to gpt-5.3-codex-spark for my specific use case to leverage its capabilities.
Questions / Expected Behavior
Is there currently an existing way (e.g., via environment variables or config files) to override the default subagent model?
If not, could we expose this as a configurable parameter in a future update?
I'd be happy to submit a PR to help make this configurable if it aligns with the project's roadmap. Thanks!
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