Show custom session name on status bar

Resolved 💬 4 comments Opened Mar 1, 2026 by zsh2401 Closed Apr 18, 2026
💡 Likely answer: A maintainer (github-actions[bot], 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?

When I changed the session name by /rename, it won't display on status bar to make me eaiser to know where am i.

Additional information

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4 Comments

github-actions[bot] contributor · 6 months ago

Potential duplicates detected. Please review them and close your issue if it is a duplicate.

  • #12324

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etraut-openai contributor · 4 months ago

This feature is now available in the CLI.

agirault · 3 months ago

~~how does this get enabled/shown @etraut-openai ? any pointers to docs? ty~~

For anyone looking for a quick answer, inside the codex CLI:

/statusline
  • arrow down/up to find [ ] thread-title
  • Spacebar to enable [X] thread-title
  • arrow left/right to change location
  • Enter to confirm
maqboolkhan · 28 days ago

However, it does not show renamed title, it is keep showing session id :(