Codex App on Windows does not expose the manual compaction command available in the CLI
Resolved 💬 1 comment Opened Mar 20, 2026 by Luciano16-gif Closed Mar 20, 2026
What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?
26.313.41514
What subscription do you have?
ChatGPT Plus
What platform is your computer?
Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.26200.0 x64
What issue are you seeing?
In the Codex App on Windows, I cannot find a way to manually trigger context compaction. The CLI supports manual compaction, but the app does not appear to expose an equivalent command or action.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
- Open Codex App on Windows.
- Open a session.
- Open the slash-command picker and look for a manual compaction command.
- Observe that no compaction command appears, unlike in the CLI.
What is the expected behavior?
The Codex App should either expose the same manual compaction command as the CLI, or clearly indicate that manual compaction is not supported in the app.
Additional information
I use the Codex CLI through WSL rather than directly in PowerShell. In the CLI workflow, manual compaction is available, but I could not find an equivalent option in the Windows app.
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